English Vocab Semester 2

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abrogate (v)

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to repeal, to set aside, to nullify

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abscond (v)

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to leave quickly and secretively

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accolade (n)

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award or honor, high praise

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adjure (v)

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to command or urge solemnly and earnestly

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aggrieve (v)

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to distress, to mistreat

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ameliorate (v)

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to make better, to ease or improve

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anathema (n)

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something or someone loathed or intensely disliked

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ancillary (adj)

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subsidiary, subordinate

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antipodal (adj)

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situated on opposite sides of the earth, or being exactly opposite

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apostasy (n)

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abandonment of a loyalty or religion

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assignation (n)

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a secret meeting, a tryst, or something assigned

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bandy (v)

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to toss back and forth, to exchange, to use in a glib way

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bathos (n)

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a transition from the illustrious to commonplace, overdone pathos, triteness

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bilious (adj)

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red, cranky, angry

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bivouac (n)

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temporary encampment

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bumptious (adj)

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pushy, conceited, noisily self-assertive

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Byzantine (adj)

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extremely intricate or complicated in structure

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cabal (n)

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a secret group of conspirators, a clique

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calumny (n)

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slander, deliberate false statements

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cavil (v)

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to quibble, to raise trivial objections

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comport (v)

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to behave

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concomitant(adj)

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accompanying, attending, going along with

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conflagration (n)

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a large, disastrous fire

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coterie (n)

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an intimate group of people with a common interest

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decimate (v)

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to kill or destroy a large part of something

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depredate (v)

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to prey upon, to plunder with violence if necessary

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determinism (n)

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a philosophy that says things are determined in ways that are out of human hands

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dichotomy (n)

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division into two often contradictory parts

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dissipate (v)

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to break up, to squander, to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure

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draconian (adj)

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severe, exceedingly harsh

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effete (adj)

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exhausted, lost vitality, over-refined

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enervate (v)

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to weaken, to sap the strength

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ennui (n)

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boredom, listlessness, lack of interest

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ensconce (v)

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to settle in snugly, to hide in a secure place

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erudite (adj)

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scholarly, deeply learned, well read

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feckless (adj)

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lacking responsibility, ineffective

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feral (adj)

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wild, like an wild animal, savage

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fetter (v)

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to impede, retrain, hamper

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flagellate (v)

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to whip, or to punish as if by whipping

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foment (v)

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to stir up, to incite

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forswear (v)

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retract, renounce or recant

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gestalt (n)

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a structure whose parts cannot stand alone

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gesticulate (v)

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to gesture, especially when speaking

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gird (v)

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to invest with authority, to brace

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histrionic (adj)

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overly dramatic, theatrical, deliberately affected

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ignominious (adj)

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disgraceful, dishonorable

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impecunious (adj)

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without money, penniless

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impugn (v)

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to attack the integrity of something

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implacable (adj)

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not capable of being appeased or mollified

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inchoate (adj)

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just beginning, not organized or orderly, incomplete

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iniquitous (adj)

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evil, unjust

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insouciant (adj)

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nonchalant, lighthearted, unconcerned

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intransigent (adj)

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uncompromising, stubborn

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inveterate (adj)

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habitual, deeply rooted or established

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juggernaut (n)

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a massive, unstoppable object

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lassitude (n)

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a weariness, listlessness, a state of lethargy

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libidinous (adj)

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lustful, lascivious

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machination (n)

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scheming activity for an evil purpose

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malfeasance (n)

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an illegal act—especially by a public official

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martinet (n)

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one who adheres strictly to the rules

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mendacious (adj)

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dishonest, deceitful

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myopia (n)

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nearsightendness, lacking foresight

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nepotism (n)

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showing favoritism to friends or family, as in granting positions in jobs or politics

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nihilism (n)

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the belief that there are no values or morals in the universe, that existence is senseless or useless

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noisome (adj

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harmful, unwholesome, stinking, putrid

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obdurate (adj)

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stubborn

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obsequious (adj)

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fawning, subservient, servile

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onerous (adj)

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burdensome, oppressive, troublesome

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onus (n)

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burden, blame, obligation

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opprobrious (adj)

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damning, extremely critical, disgraceful

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panacea (n)

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a remedy that cures everything

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paradigm (n)

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a model or example

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philistine (n)

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a smugly insensitive and ignorant person who has no knowledge of intellectual or artistic objects

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phlegmatic (adj)

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calm, indifferent, not easily aroused

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plebeian (adj)

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common, vulgar, low class

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pluralism (n)

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a society in which distinct groups function together but retain their identities

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portent (n)

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an omen, a sign nor something coming, a foreshadowing

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probity (n)

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honesty, uprightness

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prurient (adj)

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lascivious, have lustful thoughts or desires

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punctilious (adj)

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meticulously attentive to detail, exacting

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recidivism (n)

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the act of repeating an offense

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redoubtable (adj)

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formidable, fearsome, deserving of respect

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remuneration (n)

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payment, recompense

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rife (adj)

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widespread, abounding, occurring frequently

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ruminate (v)

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to muse upon

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sallow (adj)

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sickly, greenish-yellow

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saturnine (adj)

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sullen, gloomy, depressed

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sententious (adj)

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preachy, pompous, using wise sayings excessively

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slatternly (adj)

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squalid, slovenly, foul, unclean

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somnolent (adj)

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drowsy, sleepy

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spate (n)

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a sudden outburst

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stalwart (adj)

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unwavering, robust, sturdily built

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tendentious (adj)

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advancing a point of view, biased

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timorous (adj)

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fearful, easily frightened

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umbrage (n)

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displeasure or resentment

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vagary (n)

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a whim, an unpredictable action

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venerate (v)

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to honor, to worship, to respect

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veracious (adj)

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truthful, honest

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vitriolic (adj)

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corrosive, biting, bitterly scathing

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wont (n)

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custom, habit

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