Unit 1-3 Vocabulary

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Adulterate

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(V.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

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Ambidextrous

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(Adj) able to use both hands equally well

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Augment

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(V.) To make larger, increase

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Bereft

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(Adj) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

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Deploy

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(V) to position or arrange; to utilize

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Dour

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(Adj) stern, unyielding, gloomy

A negative, bad mood

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Fortitude

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(n) courage in facing difficulties

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Gape

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(V) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide

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Gibe

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(V) to utter taunting words

(N) an expression of scorn

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Guise

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(N) an external appearence, cover, mask

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Insidious

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(Adj) intended to decieve or entrap; sly, treacherous

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Intimation

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(N) a hint, indirect suggestion

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Opulent

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(Adj) wealthy, luxurious

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Pliable

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(Adj) easily bent, flexible

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Reiterate

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(V) to say again

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Stolid

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(Adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally

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Unkempt

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(Adj) not combed; untidy

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Unkempt

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(Adj) not combed; untidy

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Verbatim

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(Adj, adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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Warily

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(Adv) cautiously, with great care

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Adroit

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(Adj) skillful, expert in the use of hands or mind

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Amicable

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(Adj) peaceful, friendly

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Averse

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(Adj) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling

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Belligerent

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(adj) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggresive;

(n) one at war; one engaged in war

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Verbatim

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(Adj, adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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Benevolent

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(Adj) kindly, charitable

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Cursory

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(Adj) hasty, not thorough

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Feasible

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(Adj) possible, able to be done

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Grimace

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(n) a wry face, facial distortion

(v) to make a wry face

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Holocaust

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(n) a large scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

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Impervious

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(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrabce

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Impervious

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(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrabce

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Impetus

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(n) a movinf force, impulse, stimulus

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Impetus

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(n) a movinf force, impulse, stimulus

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Impetus

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(n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

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Jeopardy

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(n) danger

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Meticulous

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(Adj) extremely careful; particular about details

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Nostalgia

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(n) a longing for something past; homesickness

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Nostalgia

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(n) a longing for something past; homesickness

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Quintessence

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(n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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Quintessence

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(n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

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Retrogress

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(v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

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Scrutinize

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(v) to examine closely

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Tepid

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(Adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic

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Adversary

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(n) an enemy, opponent

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Alienate

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(v) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey

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Artifice

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(n) skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; clever skill; trickery

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Coerce

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(v) to compel, force

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Craven

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(Adj) cowardly

(N) a coward

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Culinary

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(Adj) of or related to cooking or the kitchen

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Demise

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(N) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position

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Exhilarate

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(V) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to

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Fallow

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(Adj) plowed but not seeded

(N) land left unseeded

(V) to plow but not seed

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Harass

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(V) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks

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Inclement

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(Adj) stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action

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Liquidate

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(V) to py a debt, settle an acount; to eliminate

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Muse

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(V) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

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Negligible

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(Adj) so unimportant that it can be disregarded

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Perpetuate

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(V) to make permanent or long lasting

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Precedent

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(N) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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Punitive

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(Adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment

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Redress

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(V) to set right, remedy

(N) relief from wrong or injury

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Sojourn

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(N) a temporary stay

(V) to stay for a time

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Urbane

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(Adj) refined in manner or style, suave

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Tentative

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(Adj) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

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Duplicity

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(n) treachery deceitfulness

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Extol

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(v) praise extravagantly