Vocab

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aberration

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(n.) something that differs from the norm

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abhor

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(v.) to hate, detest

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acquiesce

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(v.) to agree without protesting

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alacrity

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(n.) eagerness, speed

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amiable

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(adj.) friendly

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appease

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(v.) to calm, satisfy

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arcane

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(adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few (The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.)

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avarice

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(n.) excessive greed

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brazen

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(adj.) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious

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brusque

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(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive

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cajole

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(v.) to urge, coax

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callous

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(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling

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candor

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(n.) honesty, frankness

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chide

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(v.) to voice disapproval

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circumspect

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(adj.) cautious

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clandestine

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(adj.) secret

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coerce

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(v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat

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coherent

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(adj.) logically consistent, intelligible

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complacency

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(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger

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confidant

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(n.) a person entrusted with secrets

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connive

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(v.) to plot, scheme

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cumulative

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(adj.) increasing, building upon itself

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debase

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(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something

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decry

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v.) to criticize openly

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deferential

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(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority

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demure

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(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

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deride

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(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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despot

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(n.) one who has total power and rules brutally

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diligent

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(adj.) showing care in doing one’s work

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elated

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(adj.) overjoyed, thrilled

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eloquent

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(adj.) expressive, articulate, moving

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embezzle

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(v.) to steal money by falsifying records

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empathy

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(n.) sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own

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enmity

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(n.) ill will, hatred, hostility

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erudite

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(adj.) learned

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extol

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(v.) to praise, revere

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fabricate

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(v.) to make up, invent

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feral

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(adj.) wild, savage

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flabbergasted

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(adj.) astounded

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forsake

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(v.) to give up, renounce

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fractious

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(adj.) troublesome or irritable

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furtive

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(adj.) secretive, sly

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gluttony

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(n.) overindulgence in food or drink

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gratuitous

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(adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted

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haughty

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(adj.) disdainfully proud

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hypocrisy

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n.) pretending to believe what one does not

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impeccable

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(adj.) exemplary, flawless

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impertinent

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(adj.) rude, insolent

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implacable

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(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated

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impudent

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(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent

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incisive

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(adj.) clear, sharp, direct

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indolent

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(adj.) lazy

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inept

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(adj.) not suitable or capable, unqualified

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infamy

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(n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute

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inhibit

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(v.) to prevent, restrain, stop

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innate

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(adj.) inborn, native, inherent

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insatiable

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(adj.) incapable of being satisfied

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insular

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(adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off

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intrepid

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(adj.) brave in the face of danger

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inveterate

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(adj.) stubbornly established by habit