Vocab Test 7's

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anecdote

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n. a short, humorous account

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anesthesia

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n. loss of sensation

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anguish

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n. extreme sadness, torment

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animated

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adj. lively

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annex

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1. v. to incorporate territory or space
2. n. a room attached to a larger room or space

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annul

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v. to make void or invalid

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anomaly

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n. something that does not fit into the normal order

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anonymous

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adj. being unknown, unrecognized

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antagonism

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n. hostility

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antecedent

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n. something that came before

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antediluvian

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adj. ancient

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anthology

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n. a selected collection of writings, songs, etc.

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antipathy

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n. a strong dislike, repugnance

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antiquated

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adj. old, out of date

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antiseptic

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adj. clean, sterile

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divulge

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v. to reveal something secret

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docile

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adj. easily taught or trained

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dogmatic

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adj. agressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

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dormant

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adj. sleeping, temporarily inactive

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dour

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adj. stern, joyless

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dubious

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adj. doubtful, of uncertain quality

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duplicity

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n. crafty dishonesty

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duress

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n. hardship, threat

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dynamic

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adj. actively changing

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ebullient

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adj. extremely lively, enthusiastic

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eclectic

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adj. consisting of a diverse variety of elements

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ecstatic

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adj. intensely and overpoweringly happy

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edict

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n. an order, decree

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morass

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n. a wet, swampy bog, figuratively, something that traps and confuses

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mores

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n. the moral attitudes and fixed customs of a group of people

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morose

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adj. gloomy or sullen

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multifarious

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adj. having great diversity or variety

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mundane

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adj. concerned with the world rather than with heaven, commonplace

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munificence

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n. generosity in giving

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mutable

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adj. able to change

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myriad

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adj. consisting of a very great number

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nadir

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n. the lowest point of something

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nascent

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adj. in the process of being born or coming into existence

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nebulous

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ad. vaguely defined, cloudy

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nefarious

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adj. heinously villainous

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negligent

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adj. habitually careless, neglectful

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uncanny

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adj. of supernatural character or origin

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unctuous

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adj. smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner

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undulate

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v. to move in waves

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upbraid

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v. to criticize or scold severly

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usurp

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v. to seize by force, take possession of without right

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utilitarian

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adj. relating to or aiming at usefulness

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utopia

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n. an imaginary and remote place of perfection

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vacillate

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v. to fluctuate, hesitate

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vacuous

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adj. lack of content or ideas, stupid

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validate

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v. to confirm, support, corroborate

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vapid

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adj. lacking liveliness, dull

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variegated

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adj. diversified, distinctly marked

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vehemently

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adv. marked by intense force or emotion