30-1 Vocab 1/3

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Acquiesce

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to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree;consent:

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Acquisitive

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tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth,possessions, etc.:

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Adulation

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excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.

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Affable

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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite:

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Antediluvian

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of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.

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Apathetic

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having or showing little or no emotion:

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Apparelled

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to dress or clothe.

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Arbitration

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the hearing and determining of a dispute or the settling of differences between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by them:

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Aristocracy

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a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility.

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Artistic unity

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The condition of a successful literary work whereby all of its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose.

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Assonance

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resemblance of sounds.

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Benediction

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an utterance of good wishes.

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Bowdlerize

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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

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Burlesque

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an artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity.

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Cavalier

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one having the spirit or bearing of a knight; a courtly gentleman; gallant.

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Charlatan

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a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack.

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Cognizant

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awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception:

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Conciliatory

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to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over:

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Concubine

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a woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married,especially one regarded as socially or sexually subservient; mistress.

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Confidant(e)

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a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed.

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Cosmopolitan

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free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.

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Countenance

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appearance, especially the look or expression of the face:

approval or favor; encouragement; moral support.

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Diatribe

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a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism:

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Disconsolate

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without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable:

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Eclectic

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selecting or choosing from various sources.

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Egotistical

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given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated.

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Epicurean

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fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking.

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Equivocate

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to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge:

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Exalt

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to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality,etc.; elevate: