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Exam Prep 1

Studying For Ferrell Exam :)

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abash humiliate or shame , make someone feel uncomfortable
adulation extreme praise or admiration
braggadocio bragging or meaninglessly boasting
bohemian reminiscent of a lifestyle free of restraints and concerns of mainstream society
caustic screechinng or burning eating away at something
chagrin humiliation or embarrassment arising from dishearting experience
decorum dignified conduct , acting appropriate
degenerate descended to a lower state
ecletic a variety out of the normal , or variety of origins
egregious flagrantly incorect or bad
facetious playful ; jest
goad stimulate urge or productivity , especially during a given action
gratuitious unecessary , or exessive
harbinger forerunner , foreshadows an event or trend
heinous evil ; reprehensive
imbibe to drink ; (usually alcohol)
impasse a situiation that seems to offer no solution or escape
jettison to cast overboard
jocular joking ; facetious
kibosh the act of haulting or squelching
laggard someone who lags behind , loiter
loquacious extremely talkative
macabre horrifying , reminiscent of death
malignant posing serious threat or harm
nebulous vauge
neophyte recent , someone who is new
obsequious compliant servile to superiors
parsimonious stingy ; frugal or thrifty
placate yeild ; to appease or avoid anothers anger
quixotic idealistic , someone who is at odds with harsh realities or existace
rapport trust , understanding ; favorable communication
recapitulate to summarize in consise form
scapegoat a person considered responsible for no reason
seethe to boil in anger
tenacious unyeilding stubborn
tete-a-tete a meeting with someone face to face
upbraid to critize and assign blame (to a person)
upstage to distract from attention
vacuous lacking content or substance
vacillate to waver between options
yahoo a bumpkin
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