Eng Vocab 3 & 4

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aboveboard

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honest and unconcealed; forthright

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alcove

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a recess or partially enclosed area connected to a larger room

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aroma

Back 3

typically pleasant scent or smell

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boisterous

Back 4

active and happy; full of energy

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clandestine

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secretive or covert

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contrite

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sorry for past actions; desiring forgiveness

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decipher

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to discover the meaning of a cipher or encryption; to understand a coded or hidden meaning

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diaphanous

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sheer and flimsy; transparent

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embroil

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to entangle in disagreement, argument, or conflict

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finite

Back 10

having and end or limit; not infinite

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hustle

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to rush; to act with urgency

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indigent

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poor; lacking sufficient money

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luminous

Back 13

giving off light

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misapprehend

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to misinterpret; to understand incorrectly

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oblivion

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lack of consciousness, knowledge or memory; being completely forgotten

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outcry

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a loud noise or exclamation, particularly in disapproval

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peerless

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without equivalent; better than or above all others

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plenteous

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found in ample supply

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prudence

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wise caution; the quality of being careful and judicious

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recur

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to happen for a second time, or to happen repeatedly at intervals

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sapient

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wise

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stupendous

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immense in size or magnitude

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toilsome

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difficult; requiring great labor

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unctuous

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smarmy or greasy

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virtuoso

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a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art

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abberation

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a variation or change from what is normal to right; something unatural

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aghast

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shocked; terrified or amazed

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appellation

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a name or title; a word used to identify a person or thing

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bewilder

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to perplex or confuse; to disorder a person's thinking

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chattel

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a thing that is owned; a possession

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contemptuous

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thinking poorly of; scornful or disdainful

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debonair

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charming; having a sophisticated and attractive manner

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detest

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to have a profound dislike or abhorrence for; to hate

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elasticity

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the physical property or matter wherein matter returns to its original form after being reshaped, as an elastic band returns to it original shape after being stretched

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fickle

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capriciously changeable in affection or beleif; not remaining faithful to one idea or feeling

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hinderance

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an obstruction or impediment; something that blocks progress

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inconceivable

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unimaginable or unthinkable

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litigious

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willing and likely to pursue a lawsuit

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minimize

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to make a small as possible

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notorious

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widely known but viewed negatively or critically

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ordeal

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an experience that is extremely difficult or trying

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ostracize

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to banish from or force out of a group or situation

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peccadillo

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a minor sin or fault; a trifling wrong doing

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placid

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tranquil and calm; at rest

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prosaic

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matter-of-fact; without spirit, style or imaginations

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rectitude

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correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principles

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sapient

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noticeable or important; standing out

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spurious

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inauthentic; not bona fide

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tincture

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a typically alcoholic mixture containing a medicine or remedy

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vigilance

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alertness; unbreaking attention or duty