Vocab Exam

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solicit

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to petition persistently

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succinctly

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characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse

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expound

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to give a detailed statement of; set forth

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baroques

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extravagant, complex, or bizarre, especially in ornamentation

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docility

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yielding to spervision, direction, or management; tractable

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conspicuous

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easy to notice; obvious

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derived

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to arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer

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sagacious

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having or showing keep discernment, sound judgement, and farsightedness

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paltry

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wretched or contemptible

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gossamer

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something delicate, light, or flimsy

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uncongenial

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not compatible or sympathetic, as in character

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procuring

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to get by special effort; obtain or acquire

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tinctured

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a trace or vestige; to infuse, as with a quality; impregnate

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intemperance

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excessive use of alcoholic beverages; lack of temperance, as in the indulgence of an appetite or a passion

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intemperate

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followers of their bad appetites and lusts

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malevolence

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malicious behavior

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atrocity

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an appalling or atrocious act, situation, or object, especially an act of unusual or illegal cruelty

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debauch

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an immorally corrupt action

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irrevocable

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impossible to retract or revoke

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perverseness

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obstinately persisting in an wrror or fault; wrongly self-willed or stubborn

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vile

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loathsome, disgusting

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inclination

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a tendency toward a certain condition or character

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unfathomable

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difficult or impossible to understand or measure; incomprehensible

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consummate

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to bring to completion or fruition

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apparition

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a ghostly figure; a sudden or unusual sight

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pestilence

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a usually fatal epidemic disease

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pertinacity

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persistent determination, stubborn

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clamber

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to climb with difficulty; especially on all fours; scramble

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chimeras

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a fanciful mental illusion or fabrication

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imperceptible

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so subtle, slight, or gradual as to be barely seen by the mind or senses

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incarnate

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invested with bodily nature and form; flesh, human, real

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incumbent

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lying, leaning, or resting on something else

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succumbed

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to submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in

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expedient

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appropriate to a purpose

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projection

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a thing or part that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface

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bade

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to issue a command to; direct

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allayed

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to calm or pacify; set to rest

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bravado

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a disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage

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anomalous

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deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule

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conjointly

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joined together, combined

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exult

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to rejoice greatly, be jubilant or triumphant

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consigned

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to turn over permanently to another's charge or to a lasting condition

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cicerone

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a guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums, monuments, or architectural sites and explains what is being seen

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hector

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to bully; to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure

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hedonism

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an attitude or way of life based on the idea the pleasure or happiness should be the cheif goal

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nestor

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a senior figure or leader in ones field

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spartan

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marked by simplicity and often strict self-discipline or self-denial

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stentorian

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extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound

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stoic

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seemingly indifferent to pleasure or pain

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sybaritic

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marked by a luxurious or sensual way of life

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apollonian

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harmonious, ordered, rational, calm

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bacchanalian

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frenzied, orgiastic

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delphic

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unclear, ambiguous, or confusing

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dionysian

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frenzied, orgiastic

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jovial

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jolly, extensively good natured

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mercurial

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havaing rapid and unpredictable changes of mood

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olympian

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lofty, superior, and detached

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venereal

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having to do with sexual intercourse or diseases transmitted by it

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ad hoc

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formed or used for a particular purpose or for immediate needs

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ad hominem

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marked by an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the arguments made or the issues raised

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alter ego

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a trusted friend or person representative; the opposite side of a personality

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de facto

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being such in practice or effect, although not formally recognized; actual

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de jure

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by right of law

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ex post facto

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done, made, or formulated after the fact

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modus operandi

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a usual way of doing something

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modus vivendi

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a practical compromise or arrangement that is acceptable to all concerned; a way of life