Vocabulary Units 1-6

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approbation

Back 1

expression of approval
noun
appro'bation

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assuage

Back 2

to make easier, milder
verb
a'ssuage

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coalition

Back 3

a combination, or union
noun
coa'lition

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decadence

Back 4

noun
decline,delay, a period of decline,
excessive self indulgence
'decadence

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elicit

Back 5

to draw forth
verb
e'licit

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expostulate

Back 6

to attempt to dissade someone from some course by earnest reasoning
verb
ex'postulate

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hackneyed

Back 7

used so often as to lack freshness
'hackneyed
adjective

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hiatus

Back 8

a gap
hi'atus
noun

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innuendo

Back 9

a hint or reference in a derrogatory sense
noun
innu'endo

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intercede

Back 10

to plead on behalf of someone else, to go between in a disagreement
inter'cede
verb

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jaded

Back 11

wearied, worn out, dulled
'jaded
adjective

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lurid

Back 12

causing shock, horror, sensation, lack of restraint
'lurid
adjective

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meritorious

Back 13

worthy, deserving recognition or praise
meri'torious
adj

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petulant

Back 14

peevish, easily irritaed and upset
adj
'petulant

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prerogative

Back 15

a right or privelege
noun
pre'rogative

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provincial

Back 16

pro'vincial
adj: pertaining to an outlying area, local, narrow in mind or loutlook, country, simple..
noun: a person w/ a narrow point of view, a person from the country

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simulate

Back 17

to imitate
verb
'simulate

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transcend

Back 18

exceed, rise above or beyond
verb
tran'scend

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umbrage

Back 19

offense, shade, suspicion
noun
'umbrage

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unctuous

Back 20

oily, fatty, excessivly smooth or smug, trying to hard to seem sincere
adjective
'unctuous

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ameliorate

Back 21

to make better, improve
verb
a'meliorate

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aplomb

Back 22

great self confidence, poise, assurance
a'plomb
noun

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bombastic

Back 23

pompous or overblown in language, full of high sounding words to conceal a lack of ideas
bom'bastic
adjective

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callow

Back 24

without experience, lacking sophisication, stupid
'callow
adjective

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drivel

Back 25

saliva or muccus come from the mouth, foolish aimless talk, nonsense (noun)
to utter nonsese (verb)
'drivel

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epitome

Back 26

a summary
noun
e'pitome

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exhort

Back 27

to urge strongly
to advise earnestly
verb
ex'hort

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ex officio

Back 28

by virtue of holding a certain office
"to serve ex officio as a member of the board"
adjective, adverb...
ex o'fficio

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infringe

Back 29

to violate, trespass
in'fringe
verb

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ingratiate

Back 30

to make oneself agreeable and thus gane a favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a drerogatory sense)
in'gratiate
verb

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interloper

Back 31

an intruder
noun
'interloper

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intrinsic

Back 32

essential, inherent, good for its own sake
adjective
in'trinsic

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inveigh

Back 33

to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval
in'veigh
verb

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lassitude

Back 34

lack of energy
adjective
'lassitude

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millennium

Back 35

a period of 1,000 years
a period of great joy
mi'llennium
noun

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occult

Back 36

noun:matters dealing with the supernatural
verb: to hide, conceal
adjective: musterious, magical, sercret
o'ccult

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permeate

Back 37

to soak through, penetrate
verb
'permeate

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precipitate

Back 38

verb: to fall as moisture
adj: characterized by excessive haste
noun: moisture, the product of an action in process
pre'cipitate

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stringent

Back 39

strict, severe, bitter, sharp.
adjective
'stringent

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surmise

Back 40

an edjucated guess
to guess
sur'mise
noun

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abominate

Back 41

to have an intenste dislike or hatrid for
a'bominate
verb

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acculturation

Back 42

the modification of social patterns, traits, of one grouyp to blend in with another
noun
a'cculturation

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adventitious

Back 43

resulting from change rather than purpose
accidental, not essential
adjective
adven'titious

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ascribe

Back 44

to assign or refer to, attribute
a'scribe
verb

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circuitous

Back 45

roundabout, not direct
adjective
cir'cuitous

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commiserate

Back 46

to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow, share a feeling of distress
co'mmiserate
verb

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enjoin

Back 47

to direct or order in an authoritave way
en'join

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expedite

Back 48

to make easier
verb
'expedite

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expiate

Back 49

to make up for, to make amends
'expiate
verb

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ferment

Back 50

noun: a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence
verb: to be in or work into such a state, to produce alcohol by chemical action
'ferment or fer'ment

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inadvertent

Back 51

resultring from lack of attention
accidental, by mistake
adjective
inad'vertent

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nominal

Back 52

existing in name only, too small to be taken seriously
adjective
'nominal

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noncommittal

Back 53

unable to take a clear position, not definite
adjective
nonco'mmittal

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peculate

Back 54

to steal something that has been putten into ones trust
'peculate
verb

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proclivity

Back 55

a natural inclination for something or tendency
noun
pro'clivity

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sanfroid

Back 56

noun
composure or coolness
sang'froid

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seditious

Back 57

resistant to lawful authority
se'ditious
adjective

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tenuous

Back 58

thin, lacking clairty or sharpness, of slight importance, poorly supported
adjective
'tenuous

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vitriolic

Back 59

bitter, acidic, sarcastic, highly caustic
adjective
vitri'olic

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wheedle

Back 60

to use coaxing or flatterly to gain some desired end
verb
'wheedle

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affable

Back 61

courteous and pleasant, easy to speak to
adjective
'affable

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aggrandize

Back 62

to increase in greatness, to make appear greater
verb
a'ggrandize

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amorphous

Back 63

shapless, without organization, or shape or form
adjective
a'morphous

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archetype

Back 64

noun
an original model after which similar things are patterned
'archetype

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aura

Back 65

noun
that which surroundds, a personal quality, a distinctive air
'aura

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contraband

Back 66

noun
illegal traggic, smuggled goods
verb
illegal
'contraband

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erudite

Back 67

scholarly
adjective
'erudite

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gossamer

Back 68

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
noun: a very thin light cloth
'gossamer

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infer

Back 69

to find out by reasoning, to imply
in'fer
verb

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inscrutable

Back 70

impossihble to see through, incapable of being understood
adjective
in'scrutable

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insular

Back 71

adjective
relating to an island, narrow in outlook or experience
'insular

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irrevocable

Back 72

incapable of being changed or called back
adjective
i'rrevocable

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propensity

Back 73

noun: a natural inclination or bent toward
pro'pensity

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querulous

Back 74

complains alot
adjective
'querulous

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remonstrate

Back 75

to argue or plead with someone againts something, protest against
verb
re'monstrate

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repudiate

Back 76

to disown, reject
verb
re'pudiate

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resilient

Back 77

able to return to an original form, able to recover quickly
adjective
re'silient

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retrench

Back 78

cut back, economize
verb
re'trench

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reverberate

Back 79

to re-echo, to reflect or be reflected repeatdly
verb
re'verberate

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scurrilous

Back 80

abusive, vulgar, (Especially in language)
adjective
'scurrilous

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sedulous

Back 81

persistent, showing industry and determination
adjective
'sedulous

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sleazy

Back 82

adjective
thin or flimsy in texture, che ap, shoddy, ethiccaly low, mean
'sleazy

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addendum

Back 83

noun: an addition or supplement designed to increase correctnes
a'ddendum

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amnesty

Back 84

noun :a general pardon for an offense against a government, in general, any act of forgiveness
'amnesty

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autonomy

Back 85

noun: self government, politcal control
au'tonomy

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axiomatic

Back 86

adjective: self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
axio'matic

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blazon

Back 87

verb: to embellish, to publish or proclaim widely

'blazon

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caveat

Back 88

noun: a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

'caveat

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equitable

Back 89

adjective: fair, just

'equitable

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extricate

Back 90

verb: to free from entanglements or difficultie, remove with effort

'extricate

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filch

Back 91

to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts
no accent marks

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flout

Back 92

verb: to mock or treat with contempt

no accent marks

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fractious

Back 93

adjective: tending to be troublesome, or unruly
'fractious

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precept

Back 94

noun: a rule of conduct

'precept

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prognosticate

Back 95

verb: to predict

prog'nosticate

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salutary

Back 96

adjective: beneficial, helpful,

'salutary

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scathing

Back 97

bitterly severe, causing great harm, withering

'scathing

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scourge

Back 98

verb: to whip, punish
noun: a cause of suffering, a source of severe punishment

no accent marks

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sepulchral

Back 99

adjective: funereal, typical of the tomb, gloomy

se'pulchral

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soporific

Back 100

adjective: tending to cause sleep
noun: something that induces sleep

sopo'rific

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straitlaced

Back 101

adjective: extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct, prude, puritanish

'straitlaced

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transient

Back 102

adj: lasting only a short time
noun: someone who only stays a short time

'transient

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unwieldy

Back 103

adjective: not easily carried, because of size or complexity

un'wieldy

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vapid

Back 104

dull, uninteresting, tiresome, lacking sharpness, flavor, or force (adjective)

'vapid

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anomalous

Back 105

adj: abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

a'nomalous

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arbiter

Back 106

one having power to decide a matter at issue, a judge or umpire

'arbiter

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aspersion

Back 107

a damaging or derogatory statement, the act of slandering

a'spersion

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bizarre

Back 108

adjective: extremely strange, unusual, atypical

bi'zarre

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brusque

Back 109

adjective: abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

no accent mark

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cajole

Back 110

to coax, persuade thru flattery or false promises (verb)

ca'jole

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castigate

Back 111

verb: to punish severely, criticize severely

'castigate

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contrive

Back 112

to plan

con'trive

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demagogue

Back 113

a leader who exploits popylar prejudiceds and false claims and promises in order to gain power

'demagogue

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disabuse

Back 114

to free from deception or error, to set right in ideas or thinking

disa'buse

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ennui

Back 115

noun: boredom

enn'ui

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fetter

Back 116

noun: a chain or shackle placed on the feet, anything that confines or restraints
verb: to chain, to render helpless

'fetter

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heinous

Back 117

adj: very wicked, offensive, hateful

'heinous

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immutable

Back 118

adj: not subject to change .. constant

i'mmutable

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insurgent

Back 119

noun: one who rebels against authority
adj: rising in revolt, refusing to aaccept authority

in'surgent

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megalomania

Back 120

noun: a delusion marked by a feeling of power, far excess of reality

megalo'mania

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sinecure

Back 121

noun: a job requiring little or no work, easy job

'sinecure

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surreptitious

Back 122

adj: secret, stealthy, inted to escape observation, fraud

surrep'titious

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transgress

Back 123

verb: to go beyond a limit, to violate a law

trans'gress

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transmute

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to change from one form to another, to transform (Verb)

trans'mute

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vicarious

Back 125

adj: performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced bye one person in place of another..second hand kind of

vi'carious

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vouchsafe

Back 126

verb: to give or furnish condescendingly..to grant

vouch'safe