Eng 3 Vocab 1-3

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acquisitive

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(adj) to get and retain ideas or info; acquiring wealth or property

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arrogate

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(v) to claim or take without right

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banal

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(adj) hackneyed, trite, common place

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belabor

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(v) to work on excessively; to trash soundly

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carping

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(adj) tending to find fault in a petty way (n) nagging criticism

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coherent

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(adj) holding or sticking together, making a logical whole; meaningful, comprehensible

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congeal

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(v) to change from liquid to solid; thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

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emulate

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(v) to imitate with the intention of equaling or surpassing the model

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ecomium

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(n) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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eschew

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(v) to avoid, shun, keep away from

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germane

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(adj) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

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insatiable

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(adj) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

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intransigent

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(adj) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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invidious

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(adj) offensive, hateful; causes bitterness and resentment

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largesse

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(n) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

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reconnaissance

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(n) survey made for military purposes; any kind of pre-inspection or examination

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substantiate

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(v) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete form to

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taciturn

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(adj) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

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temporize

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(v) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

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tenable

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(adj) capable of being held or defended

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accost

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(v) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

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animadversion

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(n) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

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avid

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(adj) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager

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brackish

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(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

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celerity

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(n) swiftness, rapidity of a motion or action

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devious

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(adj) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done of acting in a shifty way

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gambit

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(n) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain later advantage; an opening move

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halcyon

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(n) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj) of or retaining to the halcyon; calm, peaceful, happy, golden

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histrionic

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(adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic

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incendiary

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(adj) deliberately setting fires (n) a person who deliberate sets fires, stirs up rebellion

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maelstrom

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(n) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence

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myopic

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(n) nearsighted, lacking a broad realistic view of a situation, lacking foresight or discernment

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overt

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(adj) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in an easy way

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pejoratice

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(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disagreement; belittling, derogatory

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propriety

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(n) state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is socially acceptable

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sacrilege

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(n) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

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summarilly

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(adv) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely

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suppliant

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(adj) asking humbly and earnestly (n) one who makes a request humbly; a petitioner, a suitor

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talisman

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(n) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers; an amulet

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undulate

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(v) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion

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cavort

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(v) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

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credence

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(n) belief, mental acceptance

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decry

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(v) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

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dissemble

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(v) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

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distraught

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(adj) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

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eulogy

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(n) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

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evince

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(v) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

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exhume

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(v) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

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feckless

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(adj) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable

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murky

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(adj) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

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nefarious

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(adj) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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nefarious

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(adj) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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piquant

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(adj) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

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primordial

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(adj) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

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propinquity

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(n) nearness to a place or time; kinship

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substantive

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(adj) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

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unwonted

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(adj) not usual or expected; not in character

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utopian

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(adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

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verbiage

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(n) too wordy or inflated with language; manner of expression

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verbiage

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(n) too wordy or inflated with language; manner of expression

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verdant

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(adj) green in tent or color; immature in experience or judgement

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viscous

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(adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality; lacking easy movement