Sanford Vocab 25

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adj. the third from last in a series

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antepenultimate

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adj. too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outdated

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antiquated

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n. an animal with two feet

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biped

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adj. including or concerning all humankind; universal

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catholic

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n. the state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence

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certitude

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v. to fight for, defend, or support

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champion

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n. a thunderous verbal attack (harangue, castigation, inventive, fulmination, tirade, vituperation)

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diatribe

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n. a state of indecisive agitation
v. to be nervously irresolute in acting or doing

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dither

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adj. pleasing to the ear; melodious; euphonious

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dulcet

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adj. cleverly amusing in tone; humorous; lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous

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facetious

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appearing sad or lonely because of desertion or abandonment; forsaken or deprived; wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition; nearly hopeless; desperate

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forlorn

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adj. wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied; excessively agitated

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frenetic

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adj. emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts; concerned with wholes rather than analysis or separation into parts

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holistic

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n. the persistent conviction that one is or is likely to become ill, often involving symptoms when illness is neither present nor likely, and persisting despite reassurance and medical evidence to the contrary

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hypochondria

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adj. likely to mislead or deceive; deceptive

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illusory

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n. the act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order

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injunction

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n. an investigation or examination; a legal judicial inquiry into a matter usually held before a jury, especially an inquiry into the cause of a death

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inquest

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adj. refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; stubbornly refusing to compromise; uncompromising

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intransigence

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n. a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field; a dignitary; one who is an inspiration to others

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luminary

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n. a hypothetical case argued by law students as an exercise
adj. of no practical importance; inconsequential; irrelevant

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moot

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adj. not growing or changing; without force or vitality; stagnant; a the point of death; approaching death; on the verge of becoming obsolete

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moribund

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adj. harmful to living things; injurious to health; harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting

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noxious

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v. to swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; to waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate

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oscillate

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n. a fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea; a member of an organized body of fighters who attack or harass an enemy, especially within occupied territory (stalwart, sympathizer); a guerrilla; a weapon having a blade with lateral projections mounted on the end of a long shaft, used chiefly in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

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partisan

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adj. having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force (deprecatory, disparage, irreverent)

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pejorative

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adj. having or showing keen, penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted; acutely insightful and wise (sagacious, shrewd, judicious, percipient, astute)

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perspicacious

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v. to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely
adj. acting with or marked by excessive haste and lack of due deliberation

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precipitate

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n. something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate; release from life; death; a final discharge, as of a duty or debt

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quietus

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v. to repeat in concise form; to make a summary

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recapitulate

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n. a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); rejoinder

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riposte

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n. something, such as a payment or compensation, for a product, a service, or one's time (recompense)

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remuneration

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adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; prominent

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salient

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adj. making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, or righteousness; feigning piety or righteousness

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sanctimonious

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n. coolness and composure, especially in difficult circumstances

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sangfroid

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adj. conscientious and exact; painstaking; characterized by extreme care and great effort; arising from a sense of right and wrong, principled

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scrupulous