Voc. 13-16

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aesthete

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n. a person who cultivates a superior apperciation of beauty, especially in the arts;often used to imply that the person's apprecation is excessive, affected or impracitcle

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asethetic

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adj. pertaining to an appreciation of beauty

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beatific

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adj. demonstrating exstreme joy or blessedness

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beatitude

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n. Supreme blessedness; exalted happiness

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Benign

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adj. kindly; mild and gentle in effect

not malignant, as a growth or tumor

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benignant

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adj. beneficial kindly

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benison

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n. a blessing or benediction

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bona fide

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adj. authentic; genuine

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bonanza

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n. a rich mass of ore

an unexpected source of great wealth or luck; a windfall

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bon vivant

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n. a person who enjoys good food and drink and lives luxuriously

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boon

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adj. jolly, convivial

n. a benefit greatly enjoyed

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debonair

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adj. suave; urbane; nonchalant

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eugenics

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n. The study of improving a species, espically human beings, by genetic control such as discouraging the repuduction of individuals presumed to have undesirable innate traits and encouraging the repuduction of those with desirable traits

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euphemism

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n.the use of a neutral, mild, or vague word or phrase instead of a more explict one that might offend.

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euphony

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n. pleasant sounds, especialy in spoken language

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maladoit

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adj. slumsy, especialy in using the hands

socialy clumsy, tactless

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malaise

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n. a vague feeling of ill health or depression

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malapropism

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n. the miss use of a word, especially when uninetentional, with comic effect

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malefactor

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n. someone who commits a crime; an evildoer

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malevolent

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adj. wishing harm to someone; malicous

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malign

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v. to speak harmful untruths about someone or something; to traduce

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malfeasance

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n. misconduct, especially by a public official

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malinger

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v. to pretend to be sick or injured in order to evade responsibilities

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mendacious

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adj. lying; untruthful; false

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mendicant

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n. a beggar; anyone who earns a living by begging.

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emendation

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n. alteration or improvement of writing to remove errors

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peccadillo

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n. a small sin or fault; a trifling offense

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impreccable

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adj. without flaw; faultless

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licentious

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adj. lacking moral discipline or self-restrant, especially in sexual matters.

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illicit

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adj. illegal; not sanctioned by law or tradition

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censorious

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adj. faultfinding; serverely critical

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censure

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tr. v. to criticize harshly

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legate

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n. A reoresntive sent on a special mission, especiall one representing the pope.

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allege

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tr.v. To claim that something is true without necassarly having oroof; to advance as an argument or excuse

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relegate

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tr.v. To banish to a place of excile; to dismiss to an obscure of inferior position

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punitive

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adj. inflicting or intending punishm

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impunity

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n. exemption from punishment or penalty, as a result of a particular act

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subpoena

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n. a legal requirement that someone or something appear in court to give or be evidence

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probity

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n. impeccable intrgrity; uprightness

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approbation

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n. praise; commendation; official approval

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reprobate

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n. a morally decadent person

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reproof

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n. an expreesion of criticsm for a a fault or misdeed; ir scolding

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vindicat

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tr.v. To clear from blame; to exnorate; to prove to be valid

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vinictive

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adj. revengeful; unforgiving

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vendetta

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n. a bitter feud, especialy one perperuated by acts of revenge often between successive generations of 2 families of clans.

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arbitary

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adj. based on subjective whom or random choice

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arbitrate

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tr.v. To judge or decide in the manner of umpire or person granted power to make a decision

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hortatory

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adj. mar.ked by a strong urging to take some action

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exhort

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tr.v. to urge, advise, or admonish

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judicious

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adj. showing good judement; sensible

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adjudicate

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tr.v. to settle a case by legal means; to act as a judge

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abjure

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tr.v. to renounce formally; to recant

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adjure

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tr.v. To command or urge solemnly

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conjure

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tr.v. to cause to happen as if by magic; to produce as if from nothing; to stimulate the imagaination.

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perjury

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n. The intentional giving of false evidence or breaking of an oath, espcially in court of law.

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rogue

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n. a malicous, unprincpled person; a mountebank.

adj. something that seperates itself from the commmunity or the nornal standard, often with harmful results, used espcially with natural phenomena; a renegade.

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abrogate

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tr.v. To abolish or peal, especially a law

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arrogate

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tr.v. To take or claim without permission or authority

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arrogate

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tr.v. To take or claim without permission or authority

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prerogative

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n. A right or privilege belonging to a particular person, office, or group

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surrogate

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n. a subsitute