English Final Vocabulary

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comtemptible

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despicable; hateful; low

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obtuse

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not sharp-edged or pointed; blunt; dull; slow to understand

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ideally

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perfectly; in theory

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chronic

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lasting a long time; constant; habitual

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incomprehensible

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impossible to understand; obscure

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impertinent

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disrespectful; rude and impolite; unrelated to a given topic

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bland

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soothing; mild; dull

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pessimistic

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expecting things to turn out badly; gloomy

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malicious

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harmful; mean; spiteful

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dilligent

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hardworking; painstaking

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gaudy

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tastelessly cheap and showy; flashy

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jovial

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full of playful good humor; genial and jolly

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extrovert

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a person who is outgoing and interested in others

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abhor

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to feel hatred or disgust toward something; to loathe; to reject vehemently

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quota

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an allotment; proportional to share; a maximum number

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congeniality

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compatibility; friendliness; aggreableness; pleasantness

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dupe

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a person easily tricked or deceived; (verb) to deceive someone

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tycoon

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a powerful business person or industrialist; magnate

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cynic

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a person who believes that people act only from selfish motives; a scornful person

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intimate

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characterizing one's deepest nature; very close association; (noun) a close personal friend

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implement

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tool; instrument; (verb) to carry out; accomplish; fulfill

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surmount

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to overcome (a difficulty); to rise above; to be above or on top of

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adversary

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an opponent; an enemy

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wrangle

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a noisy quarrel or brawl; (verb) to quarrel or bicker; to win or obtain by argument; to herd (livestock)

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homage

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something done or given to show respect or honor; an act of allegiance

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precedent

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an act that serves as and example for later acts

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acknowledge

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to admit; to recognize the rights of authority of; to express thanks for

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objective

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real, true; concerned with the realities and not hte thinking of the person; detached and without prejudice; (noun) a purpose, something aimed for

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alude

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to escape from or avoid; to escape the understanding of

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exploits

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a bold or brilliant act; (verb) to use to full advantage; to make unfair use of

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lax

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loose or slack; relaxed; careless; not strict

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evict

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to force a person by law to leave a building the person has leased or rented; to force out, eject

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ostrasize

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to shut out or exclude from a group; to banish

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incompatible

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unable to agree or get along; conflicting; mismatched

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solvent

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance; (noun) a liquid capable of dissolving another substance

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subsequent

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later; coming after; followig in time

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formidable

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har to overcome or deal with;l causing fear; awe inspiring

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addicted

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given up to habit or compulsion

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radical

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fundamental or basic; favoring basice or drastic change (especially in the social structure); extreme departure from the usual; (noun) someone holding radical views

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defraud

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to take away or deprive of a right or a property by deceit; to swindle

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jaunt

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a short pleasant trip; excursion (verb0 to make a short trip

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apathy

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lack of emotion or feeling; indifference; lack of interest, concern, or spirit

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tantalizing

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tempting; tormenting or tasing by keeping somethin in sight but out of reach

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inverse

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inverted; reversed; opposite (noun) the opposite

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repost

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a meal; food eaten at a meal

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cascade

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a small, steep waterfall; something that falls in a manner similar to that of a waterfall; (verb) to fall or drop with a rushing movemment

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ravenous

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extremely hungry; predatory; greedy

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pungent

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sharply affect the sense of taste or smell; sharp; keen; biting

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induction

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an act of enrolling or bringing someone into a group, or of formally placing in office; the process of arriving at a generalization fro facts or examples

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sage

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very wise, perceptive; having wisdom gained from experience (noun) an herb used to season food; a very wise person

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buoyant

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able to float; able to bounce back after a reverse or setback; cheerful

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incandescent

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glowing with intense heat; very bright; shining; brilliant; describing a light bulb that produces light with a filament in a vacuum

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opaque

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not letting light through; not transparent; hard to understand

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murky

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dark gloomy; misty; hard to understand

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incessat

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unceasing; never stopping

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invigorating

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givig vigor to enlivening; filling with energy

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oppressive

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tyrannical; hard totake; metally or physically distressing

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animated

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filled with life; lively; seeming alive; lifelike

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congruent

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in agreement; harmonious, corresponding

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benign

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not harmful; gentle; good-natured