Vocabulary From Vocabulary Workshop Fifth Course

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Accentuate

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To emphasize; to heighten the effet of; to pronounce or mark with an accent

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Comprehensive

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Of wide scope; inclusive; thorough

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Felicitous

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Well chosen for the occasion; appropriate; apt; having an agreeable or delightful manner of writing or speaking

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Intricacy

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Condition or state of being complex, involved, or detailed; elaborateness

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Introspective

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Given to examination of one's own thoughts and feelings; comtemplative

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Provocative

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Stimulation; pushing or tending toward action, thought or strong feeling

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Rhetorical

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The effective use of words (particularly in prose composition) designed to be impressive; showy and oratorical

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Usurp

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To take (power, rights, position, etc.) by force, wrongfully, or without rights

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Vernacular

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The native language or dialect of a country or region; everyday or informal language; using everyday language

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ambiguous

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Having more than one possible meaning; uncertain; vague or unclear

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Protagonist

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The main character in a story or play; a person who plays a leading or active part in something

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Allegory

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A symbolic story in which people, settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities

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Incongruous

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Not suitable or appropriate; not consistent; not conforming to a pattern

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Terse

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Brief and to the point; concise

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Prologue

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Introductory lines of a play; the preface to a literary work; an introductory or preceding event

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Ferocity

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The quality of being fierce, savage, or relentless

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Conjecture

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An opinion without proof; guesswork; to speculate; to guess

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Despicable

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Contemptible; deserving of scorn; vile

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Misanthrope

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An individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings

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Dissolute

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Lacking moral restraint; very wicked; immoral; undisciplined

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Epithet (n)

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A word or phrase that describes or characterizes a person or thing; a descriptive name

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Evasive (adj)

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Avoiding by cleverness; not straightforward; misleading

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Evoke (v)

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To call forth; to bring out; to elicit; to produce (a reaction)

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Perpetuate (v)

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To make perpetual, ongoing or constant; to cause to be remembered

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Foreshadow (v)

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To indicate or suggest beforehand; to give a waring of

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Infer (v)

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To conclude on the basis of reasoning or observation

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Laudable (adj)

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Praiseworthy; commendable

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Lucid (adj)

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Easily understood; clear; rational and sane

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Scrutinize (v)

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To examine closely or critically

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Symposium (n)

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A meeting for discussing a particular subject; a collection of writings on a subject

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Anagram (n)

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A word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters

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Assertion (n)

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The act of declaring something; a claim or declaration stated positively

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Coherent (adj)

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Logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed

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Fulminate (v)

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To talk or argue violently and loudly; to denounce; to explode suddenly

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Goad (n or v)

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A prod for driving cattle; anything that drives or urges; an irritating stimulus; to prod into action; to urge on

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Inexplicable (adj)

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Impossible to explain or understand

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Noncommittal (adj)

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Not committing to any one position or course of action; not revealing one's purpose or position

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Proboscis (n)

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The long snout of an animal; a nose, especially a prominent one; a tubular organ

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Quixotic (adj)

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Impractically idealistic; marked by a romantice notion of noble or chivalric ideas and deeds

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Surmise (v or n)

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To guess or suppose; a guess based on little evidence

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Anecdote (n)

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A brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident

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Extemporaneous (adj)

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Done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand

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Fidelity (n)

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Loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture

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Climactic (adj)

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Of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event

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Epilogue (n)

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A short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play

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Prodigy (n)

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A person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel

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Forte (n)

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Something that someone does very well; a strong point

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Hypochondriac (n)

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A person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease

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Staunch (adj)(v)

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Loyal, steadfast; strong or solid; watertight; to check the flow of

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Stigma (n)

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A mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination

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Comely (adj)

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Having a pleasant appearance; attractive; suitable

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Miscreant (n) (adj)

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A villain; an evildoer; criminal; evil

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Flaunt (v)

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To show off; to display oneself proudly or conspicuously

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Erroneous (adj)

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False; mistaken; incorrect

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Decadence (n)

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A process, condition, or period of decline or decay; deterioration; moral decay

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Stereotype (n)

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A generalized, oversimplified view or opinion that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing, an idea, or another group

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Pretentious (adj)

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Claiming an undeserved distinction; afffectively grand

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Ostentatious (adj)

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Too showy; done in an overly elaborate way to attract attention

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Hypercritical (adj)

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Too severe in judgement

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Irascible (adj)

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Easily angered; given to outburst of temper, irritable

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Subservient (adj)

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Submissive; obedient; useful or of service, especially as a subordinate

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Rudiment (n)

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A fundamental principle, rule or step; an early or undeveloped form or stage or something

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Gibe (v) (n)

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To make mocking remarks; to jeer; to scoff at; a derisive remark; a taunt

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Bumptious (adj)

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Conceited and arrogant; rudely and unpleasantly forward

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Repartee (n)

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A quick, witty reply or retort; skill in making clever, witty replies

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Consonant (adj)

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In agreement, accord, harmony; any letter that is not a vowel

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Satiate (v)

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To satisfy an appetite fully; to provide with more than enough; to glut

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Sanction (n)

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Authorized permission or approval; a step taken by a country to force another country to obey international law; to confrim, approve, or permit officially

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Vivacious (adj)

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Animated; lively; spirited; sprightly

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Cite (v)

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To quote; to mention by way of example or proof; to commend for bravery in an offical report; to summon before a court