Vocabulary: Mcat Purpose 25

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Prescriptive

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[adj] 1. relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method
2. (of a right, title, or institution) having become legally established or accepted by long usage or the passage of time

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Astute

Back 2

[adj] having or showing an ability to accurately assess situation or people and tur this to ones advantage

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Foray

Back 3

[n] a brief but spirited attempt to become involved in a new activity or sphere
; a sudden attack or incursion into enem territory, especially to obtain something; a raid

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Deft

Back 4

[adj] neatly skillful and quick in one's movements

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Absolve

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[v] declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment

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Exonerate

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[v] absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing

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Redouble

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[v] make or become much greater, more intense, or more numerous

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Attest

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[v] provide or serve as clear evidence of

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Dubious

Back 9

[adj] hesitating or doubting

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Managerial

Back 10

[adj] relating to management or managers

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Bolster

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[v] support or strengthen

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Testimony

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[n] a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law;
evidence or proof of something

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Precedent

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[n] an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances

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Ineffable

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[adj] too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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Consent

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[n] permission for something to happen or agreement to do something;
[v] give permission for something to happen

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Quasi-

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[combining form] apparently but not really; seemingly

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Connotation

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[n] an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning

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Predicament

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[n] a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

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Overlook

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[v] fail to notice

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Pervasive

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[adj] (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people

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Revoke

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[v] officially cancel

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repeal [v]

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Evoke

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[v] bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind

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invoke [v]

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Kinaesthesia (Kinesthesia)

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[n] awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body by means of sensory organs (proprioceptors) in muscles and joints

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Omnipresent

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[adj] (of God) present everywhere at the same time

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Propensity

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[n] an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

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Hail

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[v] call out to (someone) to attract attention

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Marginalize

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[v] treat (a person, group, or concept) as insignificant or peripheral

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However

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[adv] 1. used to introduce a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has been said previously (usually comma follows)
2. regardless of how (no comma follows)