Vocabulary 2007

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bourgeois

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belonging to, characteristic of, or consisting of the middle class

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intransigent

Back 2

uncompromising; inflexible; unyielding

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maudlin

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tearfully or weakly emotional

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transient

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not lasting, enduring, or permanent

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pantheon

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a domed circular temple in Rome; 2) the place of the heroes or idols of any group

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expatiate

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to describe or discuss at great length

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bastion

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stronghold; fortress; fortified place

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plethora

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excess or superabundance

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touchstone

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a standard; a test of authenticity or quality

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utopia

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a place or state of ideal perfection

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zenith

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the point in the sky directly above the observer; 2) highest point or state

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usurp

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to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc…) by force or without legal right

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synopsis

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a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject

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sanctimonious

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making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc…

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melee

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a confused, general, hand-to-hand fight; 2) confusion, jumble

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Machiavellian

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cunning or deceitful

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lampoon

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to satirize; to mock; to parody

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juxtapose

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to place together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

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flagrant

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outrageously glaring, noticeable, or evident

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blatant

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brazenly obvious; 2) offensively noisy

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assiduous

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hardworking, busy; quite diligent

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sublime

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elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc…

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prognosticate

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to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs

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bucolic

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charmingly rural; rustic; countrylike

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cajole

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to persuade by flattery or promises

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ostentatious

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excessively conspicuous; showing off

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milieu

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environment; surroundings

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deleterious

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injurious to health

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genre

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a type or category, especially of art or writing

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vitriolic

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caustic; full of bitterness

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aberration

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the act of straying from the right, normal, or usual course

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commensurate

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equal; proportionate

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impeccable

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faultless; 2) not liable to sin

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peccadillo

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a petty sin or offense; a small fault

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lucid

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clear; easy to understand

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onomatopoeia

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the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by its referent

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preempt

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to seize something by prior right

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egregious

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remarkable or extraordinary in some bad way; glaring

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sequester

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to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement

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attrition

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gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss; a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size

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beleaguer

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to surround with annoyances or troubles

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erudite

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scholarly; deeply learned

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extradite

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to give up (a fugitive or prisoner) to another nation or authority

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extrapolate

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to project or deduce from something known

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esoteric

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hard to understand; understood by only a few