Vocab Workshop Level G

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frenetic

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frenzied, frantic, highly agitated
(adj)

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disarray

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disorder, confusion
(n)
to throw into disorder
(v)

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atrophy

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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure
(n)
to waste away
(v)

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asseverate

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to affirm earnestly and win emphasis
(v)

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glean

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to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
(v)

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consummate

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complete or perfect in the highest degree
(adj)
to brin to a state of completion or perfection
(v)

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grouse

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a type of game bird; a complaint
(n)
to complain, grumble
(v)

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bastion

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a fortified place, stronghold
(n)

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exigency

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urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
(n)

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flotsam

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floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
(n)

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concord

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a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty
(n)

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prepossessing

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pleasing, tending to create a favorable impression
(adj)

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recumbent

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in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
(adj)

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incarcerate

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to imprison, confine, jail
(v)

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ludicrous

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ridiculous, laughable, absurd
(adj)

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mordant

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biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
(adj)

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pusillanimous

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contemptibly, cowardly or mean-spirited
(adj)

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nettle

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prickly or stinging plant
(n)
to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
(v)

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stratagem

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a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
(n)

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incumbent

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obligatory, required
(adj)
one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
(n)

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pecuniary

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consisting of or measure in money; of or related to money
(adj)

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jocular

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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
(adj)

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delineate

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to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
(v)

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hallow

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to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
(v)

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emend

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to correct; to alter to serve a new or different purpose
(v)

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figment

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a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
(n)

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fiat

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an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
(n)

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
(adj)

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acuity

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sharpness-particularly of the mind or senses
(n)

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garner

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to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
(v)

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fecund

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fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
(adj)

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enervate

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to weaken, lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of, enfeeble, hamstring
(v)

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depraved

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brought to a state of evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
(adj)

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mundane

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earthly, wordly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
(adj)

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penchant

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a strong attraction or inclination

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ubiquitous

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present or existing everywhere
(adj)

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reputed

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according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation
(adj)
alleged
(part)

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malediction

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a curse, expression of hatred and condemnation
(n)

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overweening

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conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
(adj)

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sophistry

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reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
(n)

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nuance

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a subtle or slight variation-as in color, meaning, quality; delicate gradation os shade of difference
(n)

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sumptuous

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costly, rich, magnificent
(adj)

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ignominy

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shame, disgrace
(n)

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idiosyncrasy

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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
(n)

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complicity

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involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
(n)

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inane

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silly, empty of meaning or value
(adj)

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agnostic

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one who believes that nothing is known about God; a skeptic
(n)
without faith, skeptical
(adj)

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indictment

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the act of accusing; a formal accusation
(n)

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equity

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the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property about and beyond any mortgage or other claim
(n)

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abject

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degraded, wretched; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved
(adj)

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diatribe

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a bitter and prolonged verbal attack
(n)

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intermittent

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stopping and beginning again, sporadic
(adj)

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derelict

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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected
(n)
left abandoned; neglectful of duty
(adj)

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effigy

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a crude image of a despised person
(n)

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indubitable

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certain, not to be doubted or denied
(adj)

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travesty

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a grotesque of grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex
(n)
to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
(v)

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surveillance

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a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation
(n)

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meretricious

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superficially attractive in a showy, cheap, or vulgar way; lacking sincerity; sham, spurious
(adj)

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neophyte

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a new convert, beginner, novice
(n)

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sylvan

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pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody
(adj)

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moot

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open to discussion and debate, unresolved
(adj)
to bring up for discussion
(v)
a hypothetical law case argued by students
(n)

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perspicacity

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keenness in observing and understanding
(n)

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testy

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easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation
(adj)

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plenary

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complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members
(adj)

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motif

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a principal idea or feature; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

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prestigious

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having a highly favorable reputation, of high standing, commanding respect
(adj)