CAT Vocab Wordlist 1
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| sui generis | adjective:
1. Being the only example of its kind; constituting a class of its own; unique
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| undulation | noun:
1. A regular rising and falling or movement to alternating sides; movement in waves.
2. A wavelike form, outline, or appearance.
3. One of a series of waves or wavelike segments.
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| furtive | adjective:
1. Done by stealth; surreptitious; secret; as, a furtive look.
2. Expressive of stealth; sly; shifty; sneaky.
3. Stolen; obtained by stealth.
4. Given to stealing; thievish; pilfering.
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| bowdlerize | verb:
1. To remove or modify the parts (of a book, for example) considered offensive.
2. To modify, as by shortening, simplifying, or distorting in style or content
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| celerity | noun:
1.Rapidity of motion or action; quickness; swiftness.
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| shibboleth | noun:
1. A peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular group of persons.
2. A slogan; a catchword.
3. A common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth.
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| apogee | noun:
1. The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth.
2. The farthest or highest point; culmination.
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| gauche | adjective:
1. Lacking social polish; tactless; awkward; clumsy.
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| louche | adjective:
1. Of questionable taste or morality; disreputable or indecent; dubious; shady
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| dulcet | adjective:
1. Pleasing to the ear; melodious; harmonious.
2. Generally pleasing, soothing, or agreeable.
3. (Archaic) Sweet to the taste.
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| leitmotif | noun:
1. In music drama, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea in a play.
2. A dominant and recurring theme.
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| adumbrate | verb:
1. To produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
3. To suggest, indicate, or disclose partially.
4. To cast a shadow over; to shade; to obscure
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| sedulous | adjective:
1. Diligent in application or pursuit; steadily industrious.
2. Characterized by or accomplished with care and perseverance
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| glabrous | adjective:
1. Smooth; having a surface without hairs, projections, or any unevenness
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| peripatetic | adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to walking about or traveling from place to place; itinerant.
2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle or to his followers
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| ineluctable | adjective:
1. Impossible to avoid or evade; inevitable
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| sapid | adjective:
1. Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor.
2. Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking
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| cosset | verb:
1. To treat as a pet; to treat with excessive indulgence; to pamper.
noun:
1. A pet, especially a pet lamb.
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| hortatory | adjective:
1.
Marked by strong urging; serving to encourage or incite; as, "a hortatory speech."
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| pother | noun:
1.
A commotion; a disturbance.
2.
A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
3.
A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.
verb:
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To make confused; trouble; worry.
2.
To be overly concerned with trifles; fuss
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| mores | plural noun:
1.
The fixed customs of a particular group that are morally binding upon all members of the group.
2.
Moral attitudes.
3.
Customs; habits; ways.
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| oneiric | adjective:
1.
Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams; dreamy.
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| paragon | noun:
1.
A model of excellence or perfection; as, "a paragon of beauty; a paragon of eloquence."
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| aver | verb:
1.
To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
2.
(Law) To assert, claim, or declare as a fact
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| disport | verb:
1.
To amuse oneself in light or lively manner; to frolic.
transitive verb:
1.
To divert or amuse.
2.
To display.
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| undulation | noun:
1.
A regular rising and falling or movement to alternating sides; movement in waves.
2.
A wavelike form, outline, or appearance.
3.
One of a series of waves or wavelike segments.
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| salutary | adjective:
1.
Producing or contributing to a beneficial effect; beneficial; advantageous.
2.
Wholesome; healthful; promoting health
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| gravid | adjective:
1.
Being with child; heavy with young or eggs; pregnant.
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| ebullient | adjective:
1.
Overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; high-spirited.
2.
Boiling up or over.
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| prestidigitation | noun:
1.
Skill in or performance of tricks; sleight of hand
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