Vocab 34

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filial (ADJ)

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Of or due from a son or daughter

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a display of filial affection

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doddering (ADJ)

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Tremble or totter, typically because of old age

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spent and nerve-weary, I doddered into the foyer of a third-rate hotel

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juxtapose (ADJ)

black-and-white photos of slums were starkly juxtaposed with color images

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Place or deal with close together for contrasting effect

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brackish (ADJ)

brackish water

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Slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries

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pontifical (ADJ)

a pontifical commission

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(in the Roman Catholic Church) Of or relating to the pope

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dirge (N)

singers chanted dirges

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A mournful song, piece of music, or poem

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patina (N)

statue of liberty is covered in this

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A green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period

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effigy (N)

coins bearing the effigy of Maria Theresa of Austria

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A sculpture or model of a person

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bacchanal (N)

the teens had a wild bacchanal

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An occasion of wild and drunken revelry

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wheedle (V)

you can contrive to wheedle your way onto a court

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Employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something

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menagerie (N)

some other specimen in the television menagerie

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A strange or diverse collection of people or things

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subaltern (ADJ)

the private tutor was a recognized subaltern part of the bourgeois family

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Of lower status

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parity (N)

parity of incomes between rural workers and those in industrial occupations

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The state or condition of being equal, esp. regarding status or pay

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incontrovertible (ADJ)

incontrovertible proof

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Not able to be denied or disputed

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ebullient (ADJ)

she sounded ebullient and happy

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Cheerful and full of energy

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insidious (ADJ)

sexually transmitted diseases can be insidious and sometimes without symptoms

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Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

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esoteric (ADJ)

esoteric philosophical debates

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Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

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corpulent (ADJ)

she was corpulent and needed to diet

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(of a person) Fat

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continence (N)

virgins practice continence

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the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters

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fete (V)

They were feting the patriarch of the family

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celebrate: have a celebration

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humus (N)

soil rich in humus

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The organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms

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defer (N)

they deferred the decision until February

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Put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone

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disaffected (ADV)

a military plot by disaffected elements in the army

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Dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them

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errant (ADJ)

he could never forgive his daughter's errant ways

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Erring or straying from the proper course or standards

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rake (ADJ)

the seats of the auditorium were raked

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Set (something, esp. a stage or the floor of an auditorium) at a sloping angle

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assay (V)

stepping inside, I quickly assayed the clientele

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Examine (something) in order to assess its nature

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enclave (N)

an french enclave within germany

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A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct

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bedraggled (ADJ)

we got there, tired and bedraggled

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Dirty and disheveled

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mawkish (ADJ)

a mawkish poem

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Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way

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matriculate (V)

he matriculated at the University of Vermont

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Be enrolled at a college or university

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tutelage (N)

the organizations remained under firm government tutelage

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Protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship

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adjutant (N)

he is the sergeant's adjutant

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A military officer who acts as an administrative assistant to a senior officer

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callow (ADJ)

earnest and callow undergraduates

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(esp. of a young person) Inexperienced and immature

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heckler (N)

her student is a heckler to all her lessons

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someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections

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misogamy (N)

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hatred of marriage

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dais (N)

she gave a lecture from the dais

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A low platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or a throne

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privy (ADJ)

he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts

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Sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)