Vocab Mastery 1-3

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Approbation

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the expression of approval or favorable opinion

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Assuage

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to make easier or milder, relieve, to quiet, satisfy

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Coalition

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a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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Decadence

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decline, decay, deterioration, excessive self indulgence

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Elicit

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to draw forth, call forth, bring out from some source

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Expostulate

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to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision, protest

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Hackneyed

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used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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hiatus

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a gap, opening, break, pause

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innuendo

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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference

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intercede

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to plead on behalf of someone else, intervene, mediate

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jaded

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wearied, worn-out, dulled

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lurid

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causing shock, horror, or revulsion, gruesome, gory

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meritorious

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worthy, deserving recognition and praise, commendable

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petulant

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peevish, annoyed by petty things, easily irritated or upset

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prerogative

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a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

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Provincial

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adj. pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook n. a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area, a soldier from a province or colony

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Simulate

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v. to make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of

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Transcend

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to rise above or beyond, exceed, surpass

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Umbrage

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shade cast by trees, foliage giving shade; irritation

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Unctuous

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excessively smooth or smug; trying to hard to given an impression of earnestness

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Ameliorate

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to improve, make better, correct a flaw; amend

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Aplomb

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poise, assurance, great self-confidence, composure

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Bombastic

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pompous or overblown in language, inflated

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Callow

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without experience; immature, not fully developed, inexperienced

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Drivel

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n.saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose, nonsense v. to let saliva flow from the mouth; utter nonsense or childish twaddle

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Epitome

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n. a summary, condensed account, model

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Exhort

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to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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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, intrude

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ingratiate

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to make oneself agreeable, cozy up, gain favor of acceptance

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interloper

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

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intrinsic

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belonging to someone or something by its very nature, organic

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inveigh

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to make a violent attack in words, express strong approval

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lassitude

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weariness of body or mind, lack of energy, fatigue

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millenium

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a period of one thousand years, a period of great joy

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occult

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mysterious, magical, supernatural, secret v. to hide, conceal n. matters involving the supernatural

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permeate

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to spread through, penetrate, soak through

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precipitate

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to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly. adj. characterized by excessive haste

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stringent

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strict, severe, stern, tough

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surmise

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to think or believe without certain supporting evidence n. likely idea that lacks definite proof

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abominate

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to have an intense dislike or hatred for

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acculturation

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the modification of social patterns, traits, or structures; adaptation

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adventitious

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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause, incidental

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ascribe

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to assign or refer to, attribute

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circuitous

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roundabout, not direct, indirect

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commiserate

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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, feel sorry for

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enjoin

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to direct or order, command,to prescribe a course of action

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expedite

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to make easy, cause to progress faster

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expiate

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to make amends, to make up for

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ferment

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a state of great excitement, agitation v. to be in or work into such a state, to produce alcohol by chemical action

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inadvertent

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

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nominal

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

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noncommittal

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not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a clear postion

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peculate

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to steal something that has been given into ones trust, embezzle

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proclivity

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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

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sangfroid

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composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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seditious

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resistant to lawful authority; mutinous

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tenuous

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thin, slender, not dense, lacking clarity or sharpness, flimsy

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vitriolic

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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic

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wheedle

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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end