Vocab Review

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abhor

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regard with disgust and hatred

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acronym

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a word formed from the initial letters of other words

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adroit

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clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

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ambidextrous

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able to use the right and left hands equally well

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ambivert

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a person whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert features

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ambulatory

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relating to or adapted for walking

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amenity

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a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place

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annu

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year(s)

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aphorism

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a pithy observation that contains a general truth

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apocrypha

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biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture

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apotheosis

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the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

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ardent

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enthusiastic or passionate

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bathos

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an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous; insincere pathos

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bourgeois

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(member of) the middle class

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candid

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truthful and straightforward; frank

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candor

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the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness

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carn

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flesh, body

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civi

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citizen

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clandestine

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kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit

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cloying

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disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment

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coherent

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logical and consistent; able to speak clearly and logically

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colloquy

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a conversation; a gathering for discussion of theological questions

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conflagration

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an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property

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cosmology

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the science of the origin and development of the universe; an account or theory of the origin of the universe

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culpable

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deserving blame

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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demi

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half

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deprecate

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express disapproval of

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derision

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contemptuous ridicule or mockery

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discretion

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the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation; the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information

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distension

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the act of expanding by pressure from within

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exegesis

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critical explanation or interpretation of a text, esp. of scripture

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exhort

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strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something

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facetiousness

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playful humor

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fecundity

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the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination

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felicitate

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congratulate

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haughty

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arrogantly superior and disdainful

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heliolatry

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the worship of the sun

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heptagon

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a plane figure with seven straight sides and angles

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impetuous

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acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive; moving forcefully or rapidly

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incorporeal

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not composed of matter; having no material or physical existence

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indolence

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inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

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invoke

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cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument; call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration

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libertine

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a person, esp. a man, who behaves without moral principles; characterized by a disregard of morality

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lucid

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expressed clearly; easy to understand; showing ability to think clearly, esp. in the intervals between periods of confusion or insanity.

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maudlin

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self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

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metamorphosis

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the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages; a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means

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misanthrope

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a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

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nasc

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born, birth

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necro

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dead body, death

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omnivorous

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feeding on food of both plant and animal origin; taking in or using whatever is available

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ostensible

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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

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overt

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done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden

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paragon

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a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality or a model of excellence

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pertinacious

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holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action

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pertinacity

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doggedness: persistent determination

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pneumonia

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lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection

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probity

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the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency

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proletariat

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workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism); the lowest class of citizens in ancient Rome

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proscribed

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forbidden, esp. by law; denounce or condemn

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protean

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tending or able to change frequently or easily; able to do many different things; versatile

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pseudo

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not genuine; sham

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rapacity

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edacity: extreme gluttony

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repudiate

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refuse to accept or be associated with; deny the truth or validity of

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sagacity

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the quality of being sagacious (having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd)

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salubrious

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health-giving; healthy; pleasant; not run-down

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sepulcher

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a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried; lay or bury in or as if in a sepulcher

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servile

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having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others; of or characteristic of a slave or slaves

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sparse

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thinly dispersed or scattered; austere; meager

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specious

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superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleading in appearance, esp. misleadingly attractive

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stringent

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strict, precise, and exacting

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subjugate

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bring under domination or control, esp. by conquest; make someone or something subordinate to

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superfluous

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unnecessary, esp. through being more than enough

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transcribed

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put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form

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transmute

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change in form, nature, or substance

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veri

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true, truth

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wanton

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(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked; a sexually immodest or promiscuous woman

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zealous

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having or showing zeal (great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective)