English Vocabulary Wod 3Rd & 4Th 9 Weeks

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Cognizant

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being fully aware or having knowledge of something.

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Pulchritude

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physical beauty.

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Imperious

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commanding, arrogant, bossy, haughty or domineering.

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expurgate

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to remove words or passages considered offensive or unsuitable from a book before publication

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amicable

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characterized by or done in friendliness, without anger or bad feelings. ADJECTIVE; adverb = amicably

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scrutinize

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to examine somebody or something closely and carefully. VERB; noun = scrutiny

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diminutive

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very small or much smaller than is usual. ADJECTIVE

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taciturn

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habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech and manner. ADJECTIVE

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aggrandize

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to make somebody or something seem bigger or better than is actually the case, especially through exaggerated praise. VERB

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elicit

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to cause or produce something as a reaction or response to a stimulus of some kind. VERB

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Prerequisite

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an object, quality, or condition that is required in order for something else to happen. NOUN

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embellish

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to make an account or description more interesting by enhancing or adding details.

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articulate

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able to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings coherently.

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paraphrase

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to restate something using other words, especially in order to make it simpler or shorter.

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ignominious

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involving a total loss of dignity and pride and making somebody or something appear shamefully weak and ineffective.

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altercation

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a heated argument, quarrel, or confrontation.

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instigate

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to cause trouble, especially by urging somebody to do something destructive or wrong.

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elucidate

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to explain or clarify something.

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acquiesce

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to agree to or comply with something passively rather than expressing approval or support.

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paradox

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a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true.

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premonition

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a strong feeling, without a rational basis, that a particular thing is going to happen.

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succumb

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to give in to somebody or something powerful.

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vanquish

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to prove convincingly superior to somebody in a contest, competition, or argument.

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infallible

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incapable of making a mistake

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abhor

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to dislike or reject something very strongly.

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innocuous

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harmless; not intended to cause offense or provoke a strong reaction and unlikely to do so.

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tacit

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understood or implied without being stated openly.

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aesthetic

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arts sensitive, or appreciative of art or beauty.

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surfeit

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an excessive number or quantity of something, especially so much of it that people become sickened, repelled or bored by it.

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replete

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amply, completely, or fully supplied with something. * Say "replete with."

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superfluous

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that is in excess of what is needed.

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renounce

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to formally give up a claim, title, position, or right.

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revere

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to regard somebody with admiration and deep respect.

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miser

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somebody who holds money, hates spending it, and as a result, though rich, lives as if he or she were poor.

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penchant

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strong liking, taste, or tendency for something

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precarious

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dangerously unstable, unsteady, uncertain, or insecure.

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apathy

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lack of interest in anything.

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vacillation

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indecision in speech or action.

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slander

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a false and malicious statement that damages somebody's reputation

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truncate

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to shorten something by cutting off or removing a part.

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satiate

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to satisfy hunger or another appetite completely

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exploit

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to take selfish or unfair advantage of a person or situation, usually for personal gain.

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prodigal

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spendthrift or extravagant to a degree bordering on recklessness.

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vociferous

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shouting in a noisy and determined way.

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trite

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overused and consequently lacking in interest or originality.

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elusive

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difficult to understand, define, or identify.

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truant

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somebody who is absent without permission or good reason, especially from school.

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rebuttal

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a statement that refutes the truth or accuracy of another statement or criticism.

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rectify

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to correct something or put something right

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vivid

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strikingly bright or intense in color; also clearly; strikingly

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indelible

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impossible to remove and therefore remaining forever.

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urbane

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showing sophistication, refinement or courtesy

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verbosity

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expressed in or using language that is too long-winded or complicated.

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succinct

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showing or expressed with brevity and clarity, with no wasted words

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mundane

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commonplace, not unusual and often boring

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superfluous

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that is in excess of what is needed.

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exacerbate

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to make an already bad or problematic situation worse.

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slothful

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Lazy or disliking work or any form of physical exertion

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reticent

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unwilling to communicate very much, talk a lot, or reveal all the facts.

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taciturn

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habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech and manner.

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satiate

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to satisfy hunger or another appetite completely

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exploit

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to take selfish or unfair advantage of a person or situation, usually for personal gain.

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prodigal

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spendthrift or extravagant to a degree bordering on recklessness.

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vociferous

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shouting in a noisy and determined way.

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trite

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overused and consequently lacking in interest or originality.

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elusive

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difficult to understand, define, or identify.

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truant

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somebody who is absent without permission or good reason, especially from school.

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rebuttal

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a statement that refutes the truth or accuracy of another statement or criticism.

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rectify

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to correct something or put something right

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vivid

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strikingly bright or intense in color; also clearly; strikingly

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Serene

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a word used in the titles of members of certain European royal families, for example, that of Monaco.

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transcendent

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superior in quality or achievement.