Pcat Vocab

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nuance

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n. a subtle or slight degree of difference

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shrill

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adj. high-pitched, piercing in sound quality. portraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. marked by great intensity

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lout

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n. an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered
v. to flout; treat with contempt; scorn

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flout

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v. to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock. to disregard with disrespect

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contempt

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n. the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain, scorn

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voluble

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adj. characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative

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boorish

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adj. insensitive, crude, unmannered

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truculent

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adj. fierce; cruel; savagely brutal. aggressively hostile; belligerent

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gaffe

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n. a social blunder; faux pas

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brevity

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n. shortness of time or duration; briefness. the quality of expressing much in few words

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abdicate

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v. to step down from a position of power

ABDICATE- A Bush DICtATor should ABDICATE

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abridge

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v. to shorten, condense or lessen in length

ABRIDGE - A BRIDGE -shortens- the distance from one mountain to another

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absolve

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v. to forgive or free from blame

ABSOLVE - ABacus will SOLVE the crime -to forgive- the wrongfully accused victim -from blame-

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abysmal

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adj. extremely wretched, bottomless

ABYSMAL - A BYu student is SMALl and -extremely wretched-

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acquiesce

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v. to comply passively, to give in

ACQUIESCE - A Cunty QUIEf is Silently -Complying Easily-

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affinity

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n. sympathy, attraction, kinship

AFFINITY - -Attraction- of inFINITY

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aggrandize

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v. to make great

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allusion

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n. an indirect reference

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altruistic

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adj. unselfish concern with the welfare of others

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anomalous

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adj. irregular, abnormal, unusual

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arduous

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adj. difficult to do, laborious

ARDUOUS - AaRDvarks have a difficult and laboriOUS task in finding ants to eat

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augment

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v. to increase or enlarge

AUGMENT - AUGMENTin increases an amoxicillin by adding clavulanic acid to it

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austere

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adj. stern in manner or appearance, strict in morals

AUSTERE - AUStralian STEeR are stern in manner with strict morals

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aversion

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n. strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of repugnance

AVERSION - I hated it but I Ate the new VERSION of windows vista.

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banal

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adj. commonplace, trite, unoriginal

BANAL - it is very common and unoriginal for Boys to **** ANALly

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baroque

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adj. extravagantly ornate, flamboyant, characterized by bold ornamentation

BAROQUE - BARack Obama is very -flamboyant-

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begrudge

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v. to envy another's possessions, to concede reluctantly

BEGRUDGE - It is stupid to BE holding a GRUDGE against someone because you -envy their possessions-

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benediction

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n. a blessing, a good wish

BENEDICTION - eggs BENEDICT give anyone who eats them a -blessing or good wish-

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benign

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adj. gentle, not harmful, kind

BENIGN - a tumor that doesnt spread is BENIGN, it does not spread and is not harmful

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blanch

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v. to turn pale

BLANCH - BLANCH the vegetables, they will -turn pale-

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blithe

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adj. happily, lighthearted, joyful

BLITHE - Bob LIT HErman on fire, surprisingly, herman was -lighthearted and joyful- about it.

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botch

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v. to bungle up, to foul up

BOTCH - The doctor -****** up- the BOlivian croTCH surgery

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bracing

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adj. invigorating
v. to prepare

BRACING -

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broach

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v. to open up a subject for discussion

BROACH - the Big ROACH -opened up the subject for discussion-

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buffoon

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n. clown or fool

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bulwark

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n. something used as a defense, a strong protection

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cache

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n. a hiding place, something hidden in a secret place

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callous

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adj. unfeeling and insensitive

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candor

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adj. truthfulness, great honesty, frankness

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capitulate

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v. to surrender, to stop resisting

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catharsis

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n. an emotional purification, an emotional release

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caustic

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adj. biting in humor

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censure

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n. the act of blaming or condeming

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chastise

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v. to criticize severely

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chronic

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adj. constant, lasting a long time

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circumspect

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adj. careful, thought through

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clemency

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n. disposition towards mercy, mildness

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clique

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n. an exclusive group

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coalesce

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v. to come together as one, to fuse or unite

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coherent

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adj. making sense, organized and logical

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colloquial

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adj. conversational, used in informal speech

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compatible

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adj. able to get along well

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convey

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v. to transport, to conduct, to communicate

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conviction

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n. determination, a state of being convinced

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copious

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adj. abundant, lavish

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corroborate

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v. to support with evidence

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craven

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adj. cowardly

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criterion

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n. standard for judging

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cursory

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adj. brief, without much attention to detail

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dearth

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adj. a shortage

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deference

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n. respect, courtesy

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deft

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adj. skillful

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delineate

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v. to describe or picture in words, to detail

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delude

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v. to deceive, to have false illusions

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depravity

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n. moral corruption

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desecrate

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v. to treat with disrespect

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destitute

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adj. very poor, totally lacking

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diatribe

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n. a denunciation, a biting speech

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didactic

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adj. instructive, intended to educate

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diffuse

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adj. not concentrated
v. to spread widely

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discerning

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adj. keenly perceptive, shrewd

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diva

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n. an opera singer, prima donna; a tempermental, conceited person

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dogmatic

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adj. arrogantly assertive, positive about unproven ideas

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dormant

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adj. as though asleep, not actively growing

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dupe

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v. to deceive, to trick

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ebb

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v. to decline, to recede

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eccentric

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adj. unconventional, a little kooky

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eclectic

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adj. drawn from many sources

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efface

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v. to erase, to rub away the features, to obscure

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egocentric

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adj. self-involved, selfish

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egregious

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adj. extremely bad, flagrant