Vocab Jr. Sem. 2 English

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convivial

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merry, festive

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ebullience

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zestful, exuberant, full of energy/life

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irascible

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quick tempered

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hackneyed

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overfamiliar through overuse

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perspective

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a particular outlook

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eclectic

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employing a variety of elements

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laconic

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terse, short

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vivacious

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lively

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vociferous

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offensively loud or forceful

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garrulous

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wordy and rambling

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histrionic

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excessively dramatic

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recapitulate

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to summarize

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capitulate

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to surrender, yield

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loquacious

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very talkative

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soliloquy

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a dramatic speech to oneself

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benediction

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a blessing or expression of good wishes

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colloquium

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an academic seminar

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propensity

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an inborn tendency

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recompense

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to pay or award

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penchant

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a strong liking

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renown

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great fame

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misnomer

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an unsuitable name

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magnanimous

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generous in forgiving

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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equanimity

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calmness, composure

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mundane

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commonplace

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ubiquitous

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seeming to be everywhere at the same time

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equivocate

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to use evasive language to mislead

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rudimentary

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elementary, basic

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confound

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to mix up

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construe

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to interpret

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cryptic

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having hidden meaning

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reprehensible

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deserving of blame

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vindicate

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to clear of blame

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prodigal

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wastefully extravagant

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replete

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plentiful, abounding

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avarice

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extreme greed

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irresolute

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undecided, wavering

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obdurate

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hardhearted

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audacious

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daring, fearless

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indefatigable

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tireless

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salubrious

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favorable to good health

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livid

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angry, disturbed, black and blue

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moribund

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about to die

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noxious

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poisonous

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tenacious

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holding stubbornly to something

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sustain

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to support/maintain/provide for

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heinous

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evil, abominable, disgusting

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retrogress

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to go backwards

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apathetic

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indifferent

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juggernaut

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an overwhelming force

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supersede

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to supplant, take place of

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unremitting

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never letting up, persistent

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extenuation

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a partial excuse

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pretentious

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showy

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ingrate

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an ungrateful person

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untenable

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incapable of being defended, held or occupied

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sanctimony

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false show of righteousness

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transitory

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temporary, short lived

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emanate

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to send forth

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amalgamate

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to unite, combine

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arcane

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known/understood only by a few, mysterious

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belie

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to depict falsely, misrepresent

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clandestine

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done in secret

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disingenuous

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not telling the whole truth, pretending to be unaware

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nefarious

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notoriously wicked, infamous

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spurious

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not genuine, lacking authenticity

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inure

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to accustom to something undesirable because of exposure

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transience

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a short life or existence, transition

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covert

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concealed or hidden

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manifest

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clearly apparent or obvious /// demonstrate plainly, to reveal

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succinct

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clear and precise

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conclave

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a secret or confidential meeting

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contiguous

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adjacent, sharing an edge

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parity

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functional equivalence

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diverge

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to branch out

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transcend

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to surpass, to go beyond the limits

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impervious

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incapable of being affected

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rhetoric

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study and art of using language effectively and persuasively

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levity

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a light humorous manner or attitude, often when inappropriate

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caustic

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capable of burning/dissolving

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obviate

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to make something unnecessary

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finite

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limited

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mercurial

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quick and changeable in temperament

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sanguine

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of the color of blood, red /// cheerfully optimistic/ confident

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tirade

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a long, angry violent speech

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picayune

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of little value or importance

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verifiable

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able to be proved true

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repudiate

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to reject the validity of

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revel

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to take great pleasure or delight in something

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perfidious

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disloyal, treacherous

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perpetuity

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time without end, eternity