Final Vocab English

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infidel

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a person who does not accept a particular faith

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aria

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an elaborate vocal piece sung by a single voice

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eschew

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to avoid habitually, especially on moral or practical grounds

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platitude

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a trite remark or statement

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cant

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insincerely pious language

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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ruminate

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to meditate at length

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banal

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lacking freshness or originality

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incumbent

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Imposed as an obligation or duty

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pernicious

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tending to cause death or injury

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onerous

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troublesome

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cadence

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balanced rythmic flow or beat of poetry, oratory, dancing, or music

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mimicry

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a close copying or imitation of the speech, expression, or gesture of another

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abeyance

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the condition of being temporarily set aside

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commodity

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an article of trade, such as an agricultural or mining product that can be transported

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sagacity

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keeness of perception

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arboreal

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pertaining to or resembling a tree

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panacea

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a remedy for all diseases

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vitiate

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to impair the value or quality of

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Prone

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inclined

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uninterested

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not paying attention

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fealty

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the loyalty and duty of a vassal or tenant, to his feudal lord

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default

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the failure to perform a task or fufill an obligation

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veritable

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unquestionable, true

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presage

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to indicate or warn of in advance

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adjure

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to command solemnly, as under oath

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tenet

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an opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or group

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oblique

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Indirect; not straight foward

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inimitable

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impossible to imitate or copy

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malleable

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able to be molded, bent easily

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infer

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to deduce

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optimum

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most favorable or advantageous

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recompense

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payment made in return for something given or done

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implausible

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not valid, likely, or acceptable

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel

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proclivity

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a natural inclination or tendency

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disinterested

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free of bias or self interest

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feckless

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careless; irresponsible

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authorship or authenticity

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staccato

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in music, cut short crisply; disconnected