Vocabulary Workshop Units 10-12

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fortuitous

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(adj.) accidental, happening by chance

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covert

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(adj) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n) a sheltered place, a hiding place

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bedlam

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(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

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debonair

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(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished (in manners and appearance)

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annotation

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(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

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gist

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(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence

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efficacious

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(n.) effective, producing results

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accrue

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(v.) to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a natural result

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dun

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(v.) to demand insistently, especially payment of a debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy, blackish.

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equanimity

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(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic.

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antediluvian

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(adj.) relating to or typical of ancient times; antiquated

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provocative

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(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying; (n.) something that provokes or stimulates

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sedentary

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(asj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

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imperious

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(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

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gratuitous

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(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

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procrastinate

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(v.) to delay, put off until later

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recondite

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(adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound, abstruse

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munificent

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(adj.) extremely generous, lavish

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inimical

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(adj.) unfriendly, hostile; harmful, unfavorable

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motley

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(adj.) showing great diversity or variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a multicolored woolen fabric; a jester's costume; a jester; a mixture of odd elements

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invective

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(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive vituperative

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reprobate

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(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn

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denizen

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(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

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contingent

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(adj.) likely byt not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body

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foist

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(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring in by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion.

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corroborate

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(v.) to confirm, make more certain

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abstemious

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(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline

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disseminate

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(v.) to scatter widely

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florid

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(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, overdecorated, showy

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discursive

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(adj,) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic

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dowdy

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(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste

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accentuate

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(v.) to emphasize, place stress on

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specious

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(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid by lacking real merit

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perceptive

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(adj,) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation

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palpable

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(adj,) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard or recognized

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sear

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(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling

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satiate

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(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied

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gauche

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(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

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inculcate

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(v.) to impress on the mind by petition, teach persistently and earnestly

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heresy

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(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally help sacred

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pernicious

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(adj,) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal

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quail

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(v.) to shrink back in fear, lose heart in a difficult or dangerous situation

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salient

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(adj,) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land from that projects upward or outward

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clangor

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(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise

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deleterious

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(adj,) harmful, injurious

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absolve

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(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

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enhance

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(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

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caricature

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(n.) a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are dliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

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extenuate

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(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

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contiguous

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(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

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exude

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(v.) to ooze out; to discharge through the pores; to emanate (as a quality or a personal impression)

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implicit

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(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed without doubts or reservations, unquestioning ; potentially contained in,

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cupidity

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(n.) an eager desire for something; greed

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enthrall

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(v.) to enslave; to imprison; to captivate, charm, hold spellbound

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scintillating

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(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

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redundant

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(adj.)extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse; lush

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winsome

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(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

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preeminent

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(adj.) superior, outstanding; prominent

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paragon

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(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

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politic

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(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

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sanctimonious

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(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious

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incisive

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(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

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prosaic

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(adj.) dull, ordinary, lacking in distinction and orginality; characteristic or prose, not poetic

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paraphrase

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(v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in a new language

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ostentatious

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(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy