English Final Vocabulary

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Torpor

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\TAWR-per\
1. Lacking in vitality or interest.
2. A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
3.Lethargy; apathy.

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Lapidary

Back 2

\LAP-uh-dair-ee\
1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones or engraving on them.
2. Engraved in stone.

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Draconian

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\dray-KOHN-ee-uhn; druh-\,
1. Pertaining to Draco, a lawgiver of Athens, 621 B.C.
2. Excessively harsh; severe

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Pallid

Back 4

\PAL-id\,
1. Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion.
2. Lacking intensity of color or luminousness.
3. Lacking in vitality or interest.

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Countervail

Back 5

\kown-tur-VAYL\,
1. To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to counteract.
2. To compensate for; to offset; to furnish or serve as an equivalent to.

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Apposite

Back 6

\AP-uh-zit\,
Being of striking appropriateness and relevance; very applicable; apt.

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Accord

Back 7

\uh-KAWRD\,
To be in agreement or harmony; agree

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Perambulate

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\puh-RAM-byuh-layt\,
To walk about; to roam; to stroll;

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Lacuna

Back 9

\luh-KYOO-nuh\,
1. A blank space; a missing part; a gap.
2. (Biology) A small opening, depression, or cavity in an anatomical structure.

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Bibelot

Back 10

\BEE-buh-loh\,:
A small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket

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Prevaricate

Back 11

\prih-VAIR-uh-kayt\,
To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation.

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Veritable

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\VER-ih-tuh-bul\,
Agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine

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Frangible

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\FRAN-juh-buhl\,
Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken

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Plenipotentiary

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\plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-air-ee;\
Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power;

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Evince

Back 15

\ih-VIN(T)S\,
To show in a clear manner; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light.

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Panjandrum

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\pan-JAN-druhm\,
An important personage or pretentious official.

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Machination

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\mack-uh-NAY-shuhn;
1. The act of plotting.
2. A crafty scheme; a cunning design or plot intended to accomplish some usually evil end.

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Verboten

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\ver-BOHT-n\,
Forbidden, as by law; prohibited.

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Rapacious

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\ruh-PAY-shuhs\,
1. Given to plunder; seizing by force.
2. Subsisting on prey.
3. Grasping; greedy.

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Penchant

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\PEN-chunt\,
Inclination; decided taste; a strong liking

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Mondegreen

Back 21

\MON-di-green\,
A word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard.

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Gelid

Back 22

\JEL-id\,
Extremely cold; icy.

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Aubade

Back 23

\oh-BAHD\,
A song or poem greeting the dawn; also, a composition suggestive of morning.

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Pecuniary

Back 24

\pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee\,
1. Relating to money; monetary.
2. Consisting of money.
3. Requiring payment of money.

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Distrait

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\dis-TRAY\,
Divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety.

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Eschew

Back 26

\es-CHOO\,
To shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful).

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Ignoramus

Back 27

\ig-nuh-RAY-mus\,
An ignorant person; a dunce.

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Approbation

Back 28

\ap-ruh-BAY-shuhn\,
1. The act of approving; formal or official approval.
2. Praise; commendation.

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Vitiate

Back 29

\VISH-ee-ayt\,
1. To make faulty or imperfect; to render defective; to impair;
2. To corrupt morally; to debase.
3. To render ineffective.

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Tarradiddle

Back 30

\tair-uh-DID-uhl\,
1. A petty falsehood; a fib.
2. Pretentious nonsense.

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Coquetry

Back 31

\KOH-ki-tree\
Dalliance; flirtation.

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Quietus

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\kwy-EE-tuhs\,
1. Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation.
2. Removal from activity; rest; death.
3. Something that serves to suppress or quiet.

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Cupidity

Back 33

\kyoo-PID-uh-tee\,
Eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth; greed; avarice.

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Billet-doux

Back 34

\bil-ay-DOO\,
A love letter or note.

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Vivify

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\VIV-uh-fy\,
1. To endue with life; to make alive; to animate.
2. To make more lively or intense.

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Inexorable

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\in-EK-sur-uh-bul\
Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless.

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Hypnagogic

Back 37

\hip-nuh-GOH-jik\
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the state of drowsiness preceding sleep.

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Duplicity

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\doo-PLIS-i-tee\
1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; also, an instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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Gastronome

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\GAS-truh-nohm\
A connoisseur of good food and drink.

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Egregious

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\ih-GREE-juhs\,
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.

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Bombast

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\BOM-bast\
Pompous or pretentious speech or writing.

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Fractious

Back 42

\FRAK-shuhs\
1. Tending to cause trouble; unruly.
2. Irritable; snappish; cranky.

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Fractious

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\FRAK-shuhs\
1. Tending to cause trouble; unruly.
2. Irritable; snappish; cranky.

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Arcanum

Back 44

\ar-KAY-nuhm\
1. A secret; a mystery.
2. Specialized or mysterious knowledge, language, or information that is not accessible to the average person (generally used in the plural).

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Gregarious

Back 45

\grih-GAIR-ee-us\
1. Tending to form a group with others of the same kind.
2. Seeking and enjoying the company of others.

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Mulct

Back 46

\MULKT\,
A fine or penalty.

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Quixotic

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\kwik-SOT-ik\
1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals.
2. Capricious; impulsive; unpredictable.

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Pablum

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\PAB-luhm\
1. Something (as writing or speech) that is trite, insipid, or simplistic.
2. (capitalized) A trademark used for a bland soft cereal for infants.

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Temporize

Back 49

\TEM-puh-ryz\
1. To be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time or delay action.
2. To comply with the time or occasion; to yield to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
3. To engage in discussions or negotiations so as to gain time (usually followed by 'with').
4. To come to terms (usually followed by 'with').

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Eructation

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\ih-ruhk-TAY-shuhn\
The act of belching; a belch.