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tccunit 10-15 review

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to clear from blame absolve
to restate in other words paraphrase
sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant scintillating
an eager desire for something; greed cupidity
side by side, touching; near contiguous
prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed politic
a loud ringing sound clangor
to increase the value or desirablitiy of enhance
hypocritically moralistic or pious, holier-than-thou sanctimonious
harmful, injurious deleterious
repetitive; profuse, lush redundant
sharp, keen, penetrating incisive
charming, attractive, pleasing winsome
implied or understood though unexpressed implicit
to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way caricature
to demand insistently, especially in payment of debt dun
to grow or accumulate over time accrue
smooth and polished in manner and appearance debonair
awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy gauche
a state or scene of uproar and confusion bedlam
showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors motley
a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel reprobate
effective, producing results efficacious
characterized by abstinence and self-discipline abstemious
extremely generous, lavish munificent
the essential part, main point, or essence gist
an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place denizen
hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret covert
to delay, put off until later procrastinate
calmness, composure, refusal to panic equanimity
deserving of blame or correction censurable
the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred heresy
poorly dressed, shabby; lacking in good taste dowdy
having sympathetic insight or understanding perceptive
to bring up or begin to talk about broach
capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized palpable
extremely harmful; deadly, fatal pernicious
to encourage, assist, aid, support abet
to satisfy completely; to fill to excess satiate
teach persistently and earnestly inculcate
to weigh down or burden encumber
to char or scorch the surface of sear
likely but not certain to happen, possible contingent
abundantly productive, profuse prolific
to pass off as worthy or genuine; to impose by fraud foist
passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another; rambling, nomadic discursive
characterized by great strength Herculean
to support, prop up, strengthen buttress
to arrange in order for some specific purpose collate
lacking in nutritive value; immature, juvenile jejune
a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent potpourri
occurring at an appropriate time opportune
unquestionable, beyond dispute incontrovertible
large-scale slaughter or loss of life carnage
coming from the outside, foreign extraneous
an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments connoisseur
frightful,horrible, ghastly grisly
the beginning,start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. inception
willing to follow advice or authority; submissive amenable
to promote trouble or rebellion foment
deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope disconsolate
a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation criterion
too ready to believe, easily deceived credulous
puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss nonplussed
obvious or conspicuous, especially in an unfavorable sense blatant
winding, twisted, crooked; highly complex tortuous
to beg earnestly and humbly supplicate
stubborn, unyielding obdurate
to scold sharply berate
a vague sense of approaching misfortune presentiment
conclusive, final definitive
delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel sadistic
to move about freely expatiate
something that is heavy or burdensome; a stigma onus
an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking surfeit
a weakness or ailment infirmity
the way a person behaves demeanor
to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly deplete
self-righteous, characterized by moralizing sententiouos
excessively and objectionably sentimental mawkish
swollen, bloated, filled to excess turgid
showing unusually early development precocious
easily made angry; bad-tempered choleric
needed, necessary, indespensable requisite
puzzling, not easily understood enigmatic
a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending profligate
to pacify; to calm mollify
without preparation, suddenly impromptu
to cut short, bring to a halt, or end sooner than expected curtail
of or pertaining to a tailor or his work sartorial
to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate thwart
to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence; to glut, satiate cloy
courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another deference
a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub brouhaha
firm in purpose, or opinion, unyielding adamant
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