English Fall Exam Vocab

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ambidextrous

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able to use both hands equally well; very skillfull; deceitful; hypocritical

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bereft

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deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

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dour

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stern, unyielding, gloomy

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gape

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to stare with open mouth; to open mouth wide

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guise

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an external appearnace; cover; mask

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intimation

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a hint; indirect suggestion

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pliable

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easily bent; flexible; easily influenced

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stolid

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not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull; unresponsive

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unkempt

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not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished; rude

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warily

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carefully or cautiously; with great care

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amicable

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peaceable; friendly

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belligerent

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(adj.) warlike; given to fighting; aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

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cursory

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hasty, not thorough

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extol

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to praise extravagantly

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grimace

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(n.) a wry face, facial distortion; (v.) to make a wry face

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impervious

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not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

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jeopardy

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danger

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nostalgia

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longing for the past; homesickness

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retrogress

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to move backwards; to return into an earlier condition

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tepid

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lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

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alienate

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to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

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coerce

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to force

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culinary

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relating to cooking or the kitchen

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demise

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a death, especially of an important person

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fallow

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(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (n.) land left unseeded; (v.) to plow but not seed

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inclement

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stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action

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negligible

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so unimportant that it can be disregarded

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precedent

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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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redress

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(v.) to set right, remedy; (n.) relief from wrong or injury

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urbane

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refined in manner or style, suave

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ascertain

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to find out

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bequeath

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to give or pass on as an inheritance

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converge

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to move toward one point, approach nearer together

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esteem

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(v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement

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finite

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having limits; lasting for a limited amount of time

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malevolent

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spiteful, showing ill will

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omniscient

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knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

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scrupulous

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exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

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supercilious

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proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority, haughty

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venial

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easily excused, pardonable

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assent

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(v.) to express agreement; (n.) agreement

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chivalrous

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marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

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dearth

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a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

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discrepancy

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a difference; a lack of agreement

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facile

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easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

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infallible

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free from error; absolutely dependable

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pungent

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causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

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repose

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(v.) to rest, lie, place; (n.) relaxation, calmness, peace of mind

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truculent

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fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

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virulent

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extremely poisonous; full of malice, spiteful