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Vobaculary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to confuse or throw into an awkward predicament | discombobulate |
| egalitarian | arising from a belief equality for all persons; fairness to all parties |
| eccentric | unpredictable; erratic; unconventional behavior |
| allude | imply; to make reference to |
| debilitate | to enfeeble or weaken |
| dichotomy | division into two halves, pairs, or sets |
| acrimonious | mean spirited, bitter, or ill natured |
| chivalrous | honorable |
| edification | enlightenment; the process sharing important insights with someone else |
| acquiescense | the act of passive arguement; without objection |
| celibacy | the quality of being chaste |
| emulate | to strive to match or improve or imitate |
| dissolotion | the act of dissolving into fragments or parts |
| brash | impudent; hasty |
| consummate | to complete or finalize |
| copious | abundant; large or generous |
| brevity | shortness; to the point |
| disparity | the condition of being inequivalent or unequeal |
| clemency | mercy toward a wrongdoer |
| consortium | a union, partnership, or alliance |
| construe | to translate or analyze structurally |
| commensurate | having an equal measure |
| excommunicate | to banish, to revoke one's status as a member in a group |
| exacerbate | to worsen or aggravate |
| egregious | glagrantly incorrect or bad |
| disparage | to speak or write in such a way as to diminish another's reputation |
| amenable | agreeable; open to suggestions |
| abrogate | to nullify or cancel |
| antiquity | dating back to ancient times |
| enunciate | to articulate or pronounce |
| benediction | a formal blessing; good wishes |
| adulation | extreame praise, admiration, or flattery, especially of a servile nature |
| enigmatic | puzzling or perplexing;ambiguous |
| delapidated | to fall into disrepair |
| baccalaureate | degree receibed after undergraduate course completion |
| debonair | sopisticated and charming |
| egocentric | selfish; tending toward the belief that one's own existence is all important |
| expeditious | speed and efficient; to do so in a brisk manner |
| eradicate | to do away with, and leave no sign of |
| charismatic | special quality associated with leadership |
| emancipate | to liberate; free from restraint or oppression |
| belligerent | agressive or pungnacious |
| aberattion | diverging from a moral standard or expected course |
| blithe | cheerful or merry; carefree |
| eclectic | choosing from a variety; diverse selection of items and styles |
| adduce | to cite as an example or justification |
| Carpe Diam | Seize the day |
| bestow | to confer or give |
| adherent | someone who is devoted to a cause opinion |
| embellish | to ornament and beautify; to improve in appearance by adornment |
| desecrate | to abuse the sacred character of a thing |
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