Usm Freshmen English 1 Sem.

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approbation

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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

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assuage

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to make easier or milder, relieve; to quit, calm; to put and end to, appease, satisfy, quench

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coalition

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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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decadence

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excessive self-indulgence

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elicit

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to draw forth, bring out from some source

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expostulate

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to attempt to sidduade someone from some course of decision by ernest reasoning

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hackneyed

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used so often as to lack fresness or originality

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hiatus

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a gap, opening , break

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innuendo

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a hint, indirect suggestion, pr reference

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intercede

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to plead on behalf of someon else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a diagreement

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jaded

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wearied, worn-out, dulled

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lurid

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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terribel or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

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meritorious

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worhy, deserving recognition and praise

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petulant

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peevish, annoyed by triffes, easily irritated and upset

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prerogative

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a secial right or privilege; a special uality showing excellence

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provincial

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pertaining to an outlaying area; local

a person with a narrow point of view

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simulate

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to make a oretence of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

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trancend

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to rise abover or beyond, exceed

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umbrage

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shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense; resentment; a vague suspicion

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unctuous

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excessively smooth or smug

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ameliorate

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to improve, make better

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aplomb

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poise, assurance

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bombastic

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pompouse or overbloqn in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lock of ideas

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callow

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without experience; immature, not fully developed

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drivel

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saliva or mucus flowing form the mouth or nose; foolish, aimles talk or thinking

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epitome

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a summary, condensed acount

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exhort

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to urge stronglu, advised earnestly

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infringe

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to violate, trespass, go beyond recongnized bounds

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ingratiate

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to make oneself afreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others

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intrisic

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beloning to someone or something by its bery nature, essential, inherent

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inveigh

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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

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lassitude

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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

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millennium

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a period of 1000 years

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occult

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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from veiw

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permeate

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to spread though, penetratem soak through

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precipitate

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to fall a mositure; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height

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stringent

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srtict, severe; rigorously pr urgently binding or complling

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surmise

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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess

likely idea that lacks definite proof

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abominate

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to have an intense dislike or hatred for

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ascribe

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to assign or refer to as (as a cause or source) attribute

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curcuitous

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roundabout, not direct

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commiserate

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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for

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exedite

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to make easy, cause to progress faster

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inadvertent

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resulting from or marked by lack of attention

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nominal

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esting in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

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noncommittal

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not deisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

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proclivity

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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

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tenuous

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thin, slenderm not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness

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vitriolic

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bitter, sacrcastic; highly caustic or biting

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affable

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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speok to

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amorpouse

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shapeless, whitout definite form

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aura

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that witch surrounds

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contrabadn

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illegle traffic, smuggled goods

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erudite

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scholarly, learned

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propensity

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a naturaal inclination or predilection toward

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querulous

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peevish, complaining

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resilient

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able to return to an original shape or form

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scurrilouse

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coarsel abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language)

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amorphous

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lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.

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aura

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a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere: an aura of respectability; an aura of friendliness.

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contrabrand

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anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.

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erudite

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characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary.

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querulous

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full of complaints; complaining.

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propensity

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a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.

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resilient

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springing back; rebounding.

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scurrilous

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grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.

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amnesty

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a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.

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autonomy

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independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: the autonomy of the individual.

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blazon

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to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim: The pickets blazoned their grievances on placards.

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equitable

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characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable: equitable treatment of all citizens.

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extricate

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to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation.

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filch

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to steal (esp. something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.

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flout

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to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.