Vocab 1-3

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approbation

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

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hackneyed

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used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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innuendo

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a hint, indirect suggestion or reference, often derogatory

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coalition

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combination, union, merger for some specific reason

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hiatus

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gap, opneing, break

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elicit

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to draw forth, bring out from some source

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assuage

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to make easier or milder, relieve. to calm, put an end to, appease, satisfy, stench

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decadence

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decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self indulgence

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expostulate

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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnenst reason

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intercede

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to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third pasrty or go- between in a disagreement

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simulate

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to make a pretense of intimate; to show the outer signs of

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jaded

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wearied worn out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by over indulgence

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umbrage

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

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prerogative

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a special right or privilege; a special quality showing exc ellence

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lurid

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

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trancend

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to rise above, exceed

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provincial

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pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow minded, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside

n- a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or country

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unctuous

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fatty, oily. and pliable; excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety

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meritorious

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worthy, deserving recognition and praise

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ameliorate

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to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

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ex officio

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by virtue of holding a certain office

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infringe

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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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callow

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without feathers; without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistacation and poise

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bombastic

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pompous or overblown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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ingratiate

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to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others

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epitome

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a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

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apblomb

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poise , assurance, great self confidence; perpendicularity

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exhort

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to urge strongly, advise earenstly

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drivel

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saliva or mucus flowing from the mouthor nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense;

to let saliva flow from mouth; to utter nonsense or childinsh twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

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inveigh

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to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

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surmise

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

noun- an idea or thought that seems likely but lacks definite proof

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occult

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mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means

verb- to hide, conceal; eclipse

noun- matters involving the supernatural

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precipitate

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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to

adj- characterizedby excessive haste

noun- moisture; the product of an action or process

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lassitude

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wariness of the mind or body, lack of energy

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permeate

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to spread through, soak through

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millenium

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a period of 1000 year; a period of great joy, prosperity or peace

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stringent

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strict, sever; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter in taste

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interloper

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an intruder, one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be

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abominate

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to hate to have an intense dislike, hatred for

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expiate

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to make ammends, atone, make up for; to ward off or avert

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expedite

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to make easy, cause to progress faster

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ascribe

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to assign or refer to attribute

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adventitous

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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential. (medicine) acquired, not congenital

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enjoin

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to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

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commiserate

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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

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acculturation

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the modification of the social patterns, traite, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

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circuitous

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roundabout, not direct

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ferment

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a state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence;

verb- to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical reaction

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virtiolic

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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting

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wheedle

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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

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peculate

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to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one;s own use

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proclivity

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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

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nominal

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

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seditious

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resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

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tenuous

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thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound base, poorly supported

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noncommittal

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

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sangfroid

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composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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inadvertent

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resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental