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Vocab Study

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Term
Definition
abscond   to sneak away and hide  
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acerbic   biting, bitter in tone or taste  
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banal   dull, commonplace  
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cajole   to thicken, clot  
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congruity   the quality of being in agreement  
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decry   to criticize openly  
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dissuade   to persuade someone not to do something  
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elicit   to bring forth, evoke  
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epitome   the perfect example  
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fractious   troublesome or irritable  
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furtive   secretive, shy  
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hardy   capable of surviving through adverse conditions  
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impeccable   exemplary, flawless  
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impregnable   resistant to capture  
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irascible   easily angered  
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judicious   having or exercising sound judgement  
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laudatory   expressing admiration or praise  
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meritorious   worthy of esteem or reward  
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mutable   able to change  
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noxious   harmful, unwhoulesome  
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onerous   burdensome  
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ostensible   appearing as such, seemingly  
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poignent   deeply affecting, moving  
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sycophant   one who flatters for self-gain  
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cept   to take, to hold  
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cir   around  
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de   away from  
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duct   to lead  
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ful   full of  
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non   not, the reverse of  
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pre   before  
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re   again  
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se   apart  
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ty   the state of  
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cede   to go  
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ful   full of  
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ist   one who makes, does  
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logy   the study of  
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mal   bad  
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ment   the act of  
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per   through  
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tract   to draw  
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accost   to confront boldy  
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adept   extremely skilled  
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bane   a burden  
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chastise   to criticize severely; to discipline  
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compunction   a feeling of guilt  
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deferential   showing respect for another's authority  
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diligent   showing constant effort  
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efface   to wipe out, rub away  
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ephemeral   short lived, fleeting  
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genial   friendly, affable  
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harrowing   greatly distressing  
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incorrigibale   incapable of correction  
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lucid   clear, easily understandable  
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nonchalant   having a lack of concern, indifferent  
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ornate   excessively decorated  
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paragon   a model of excellence or perfection  
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perplex   to confuse  
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quell   to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation  
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rebuke   to express sharp, stern disapproval of; to reprimand  
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repulse   to disgust  
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staid   sedate, serious, self-restrained  
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surmise   to infer with little evidence  
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tacit   expressed without words  
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tenuous   having little substance or strength  
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vigilant   watchful, alert  
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ambi   both  
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ver   truth  
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anim   mind  
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spir   breathe  
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bell   war  
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col   together, jointly  
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domin   master  
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e   out of or away  
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fore   in front of, previous  
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gress   to step, to go  
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ambivalence   simultaneous and contradictory attitudes and/or feelings toward something  
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verity   something that is true (as in principle, belief, idea, or statement)  
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equanimity   mental or emotional stability or composure  
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aspiration   a strong desire, longing or aim; an ambition  
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bellicose   inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile  
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colloquial   characteristic of ordinary or familiar conversation(as opposed to formal speech)  
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domineering   inclined to rule despotically; overbearing; tyrannical  
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eloquent   characterized by forceful and appropriate expression; movingly expressive  
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foreboding   a strong inner feeling of future misfortune  
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digress   to deviate or wander away from the main topic  
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ambiguous   open to or having several possible meaning =s or interpretations  
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veracious   habitually speaking the truth  
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pusillanamous   lacking courage or resolution; cowardly  
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respire   to breathe freely again after anxiety, trouble, etc.  
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bellow   to roar, to violently shout  
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collude   to act together through a secret understanding, especially with an evil or harmful intent  
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predominant   having power, authority, or influence over others  
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emissary   a messenger  
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forbearance   a refraining from something; patient endurance; self-control  
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transgression   violation of law or command  
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phil   love  
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art   skill  
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caust   burn  
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circum   around  
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counter   opposite, contrary  
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fus   pour  
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icon   image  
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idio   peculiar  
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junct   join  
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flu   to flow  
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philander   to have many amorous affairs or flirtations (man)  
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philanthropy   altruistic concern for human welfare; usually shown by charitable donations of time, money, etc.  
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artisan   a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson  
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artifice   trickery, craftiness  
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caustic   harsh or corrosive tone; bitter; sarcastic  
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circumlocution   a roundabout or indirect way of speaking  
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circumvent   to get around; to dodge  
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circumscribe   to restrict  
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counterintuitive   different from what you would expect  
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countermand   to cancel an order (and usually issuing a new one)  
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effusive   expressing a lot of emotion  
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profusion   a large amount of something  
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iconic   widely recognized and well established  
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iconoclast   a person who criticizes or opposes beliefs that are widely accepted  
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idiomatic   peculiar to a particular group, individual, or style  
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idiosyncrasy   a characteristic, habit, or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual  
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disjunction   a lack of connection between things that are related or should be connected  
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confluence   a flowing together  
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superfluous   beyond what is needed; not necessary; extra  
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mellifluous   having a smooth, flowing sound  
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