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2nd semester vocab

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emulate   to match or surpass, typically through imitation  
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entail   to involve as a necessary consequence  
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etymology   the study of words and the way which their meanings have changed through history  
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exculpate   to show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing  
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exhort   to strongly encourage someone to do something  
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extraneous   irrelevant  
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fabricate   to invent or manufacture  
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feral   in a wild state  
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figurative   not using words literally  
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foster   to encourage or promote the development or growth of  
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gratuitous   uncalled for; unnecessary  
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haughty   arrogantly superior and disdainful  
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hypocrisy   claiming to hold a certain belief or principle but acting according to another  
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idiosyncratic   Peculiar; individual  
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implicit   implied though not plainly expressed  
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ingenious   clever, original or inventive  
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insatiable   unsatisfiable; unappeasable  
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irreverence   lack of respect  
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juxtaposition   placement for contrasting effect  
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laceration   deep cut or wound  
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lethargic   sluggish or apathetic  
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luminous   giving off light; glowing  
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malevolent   having a wish to do evil to others  
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morose   sullen and ill-tempered  
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nebulous   cloudy or hazy  
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notorious   famous or well-known (usually for something bad)  
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ominous   giving the impression that something bad is going to happen  
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ostentatious   pretentious or vulgar display; designed to impress or attract notice  
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palatable   pleasant tasting  
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pathology   science of the causes and effects of diseases  
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penitent   repentant or regretful for wrongdoing  
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petulance   childlike sulkiness  
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precocious   developing earlier than usual  
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propensity   inclination to act a certain way  
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putrid   decaying or rotting  
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quagmire   complex or awkward situation  
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querulous   complaining in a petulant manner  
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rectitude   righteousness  
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rescind   revoke or cancel  
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resilient   able to recoil easily  
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ruminate   think deeply about something  
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sanguine   cheerful  
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scintillating   sparkling  
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sovereign   possessing extreme power  
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speculative   based on observation rather than fact  
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tenuous   very weak or slender  
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truculent   eager to fight  
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turpitude   wickedness  
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ubiquitous   present or appearing everywhere  
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vacuous   not able to think; unintelligent  
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vicarious   experienced through another person's thoughts or feelings  
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whimsical   playfully fanciful or quaint  
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zealous   full of zeal  
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