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Final exam review 2007

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console   to comfort  
remunerated   to reward, pay, reimburse  
flippant   lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy  
immunity   resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation  
preposterous   ridiculous, senseless  
advent   an arrival; a coming into place or view  
momentous   very important  
exorbitant   unreasonably high; excessive  
inundated   to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size  
malign   to speak evil of, slander; evil  
bleak   bare, dreary, dismal  
slipshod   untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy  
mire   mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck  
envoy   a representative or messenger  
emancipate   to free from slavery; to release or liberate  
diminutive   small, smaller than most others of the same type  
horde   a vast number  
expedient   a means to an end; advantageous, useful  
inscribing   to write or engrave; to enter a name on a list  
drudgery   work that is hard and tiresome  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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