English Final Vocab

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cavil

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to quibble, find fault frivolous

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coincide

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to match exactly, occupy the same time or place

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collaborate

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to work together, cooperate

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condone

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to excuse by seeming to overlook, treat as if trivial

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construe

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to interpret, explain

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contemplate

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mediate upon, gaze at, to intend or plan

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deter

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to restrain through fear or doubt, hinder or discourage

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disparage

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to belittle, speak slightly of

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emenate

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to flow or issue forth

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exemplify

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to serve as an example of

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alacrity

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lively willingness, briskness

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calumny

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slander, false and malicious statements

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chagrin

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shame, vexation, humiliation

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consternation

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amazement and terror, dismay

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dilemma

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a predicament, agonizing choice

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enigma

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a puzzle, mystery, perplexing situation

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erudition

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learning, scholarly knowledge

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fecundity

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fruitfulness, productiveness

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immolation

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act of being sacrificing, or being sacrificed

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innovation

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new method or custom, major change

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altruistic

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unselfishly concerned for others

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astute

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shrewd, crafty, keen of mind

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authentic

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genuine, entitled to acceptance

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cumulative

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tending to increase or accumulate

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despondent

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dejected, despairing

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didactic

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morally instructive

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ecclesiastical

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pertaining to church or clergy, especially as an established institution

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felicitous

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fortunate, aptly chosen, happily conceived

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imperial

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majestic, befitting an emperor

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odious

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hateful, offensive

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emancipate

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liberate, set free

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mediate

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to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.

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reciprocate

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repay an obligation, social or otherwise, exchange favors or courtesies

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reconcile

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to bring to agreement, harmonize

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relegate

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to banish or reduce to lower status

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repudiate

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to disavow, disown, reject

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subsidize

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to provide financial aid

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temporize

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to comply with the time or occasion; yield temporarily or ostensibly to prevailing opinion or circumstances.

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usurp

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to seize power or control unlawfully

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vindicate

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to justify, clear of a charge or criticism

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perspicacity

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mental penetration, discernment

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predilection

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preconceived preference or partiality

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prerogative

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privilege, right

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propensity

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an often intense natural inclination or preference

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prostration

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a falling down in worship or exhaustion

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propriety

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conformity to accepted standards of behavior, rightness or suitablity

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restitution

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restoration, reparation

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sagacity

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shrewdness, sound judgment

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surfeit

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excess, disgust from excess

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vicissitude

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irregular change, ups and downs

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lambent

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softly radiant, playing lightly over a surface or subject

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latent

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hidden or unrevealed, potential

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marital

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of, or relating to, marriage

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partisan

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one sided; partial to a party or cause; supporter of an idea or person

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recumbent

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reclining or leaning, inactive

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salient

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prominent, conspicuous, outward projecting angle

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seditious

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inciting discontent or rebellion

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succinct

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expressed in few words; concise; terse.

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tangible

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real, substantial, palpable

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tentative

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provisional, experimental

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coalition

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combination or alliance (especially of opposing parties and usually temporary)

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covenant

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solemn agreement or compact

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fetish

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something worshiped for its magical power

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incentive

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something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.

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incubus

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nightmare, depressing burden

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insurrection

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armed uprising or rebellion

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paradox

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self contradictory statement or condition

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paragon

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perfect model or pattern

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plagiarism

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the stealing of ideas, the stolen ideas

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solstice

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time when the sun is over the tropic of cancer or capricorn

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aesthetic

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responsive to beauty, artistic

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chimerical

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of the nature of fantasy, imaginary

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exotic

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strange, foreign

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forensic

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pertaining to public debate, oratorical

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ineffable

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unutterable, inexpressible

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maudlin

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weakly emotional, foolishly sentimental

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occult

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of magical nature, mysteriuos

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portentous

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ominously significant or indicative

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relevant

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pertinent, bearing on the top

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sadistic

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cruel, fond of cruelty

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aggressive

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assertive, vigorously active, quick to attack

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arrogant

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haughty, overbearingly proud

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captious

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fault finding, hard to please

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cynical

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scornfully distrusting

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dogmatic

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unduly positive, dictatorial

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fastidious

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daintily refined, very discriminating

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fatuous

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STUPID

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garrulous

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talkative

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gregarious

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sociable, inclined to go in groups

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impetuous

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rushing with great force; impulsive, rash, hasty

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ingenuous

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frank, genuine, free from reserve

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nostalgic

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homesick, longing for something

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ostentatious

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fond of display, pretentious

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sinuous

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curving or winding, devious

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taciturn

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habitually silent, uncommunicative

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truculent

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fierce, savage, cruel

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unctuous

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excessively suave or bland, oily

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valid

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sound, effective, well founded

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versatile

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many sided in abilities

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volatile

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changeable, spirited