Weeks 1-3 (2Nd Semester)

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Raucous

Back 1

Disagreeable harsh sounding; disorderly (syn: boisterous, clamorous, strident)

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Renounce

Back 2

To give up or resign something (syn: disown, abdicate, abjure)

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Vehemently

Back 3

Intense, forceful, powerful (syn: emphatic, fierce, vigorous, impassioned)

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Zealous

Back 4

Eager, earnest, devoted (syn: ardent, fervent, devout, dogged, gung ho)

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Reticent

Back 5

Not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant (syn: close mouthed, tight lipped)

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Economize

Back 6

To be frugal; to save (syn: pinch, scrimp, skimp, spare)

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Mire

Back 7

Wet spongy earth; heavy often deep mud or slush; a troublesome situation (syn: muck, slime, sludge, slush, slop)

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Imperative

Back 8

Expressive of a command; not to be avoided or evaded (syn: mandatory, necessary, required)

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Uncouth

Back 9

Lacking in polish or grace; akward in appearance, manner or behavior (syn: rude, rugged, classless, churlish, boorish)

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Torrid

Back 10

Torched with heat; giving off intense heat; ardent; passionate (syn: fervent, scorching, sultry, sweltering, searing)

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Acrimonious

Back 11

Stinging, bitter in temper or tone (syn: biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish)

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Bovine

Back 12

Resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive (syn: stolid, dull, slow)

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Gauntlet

Back 13

An armored or protective glove, a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to heat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal (syn: dare, provocation, trial, punishment)

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Hypothetical

Back 14

Based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea or guide or direct investigation (syn: assumed, supposed, conditional)

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Dissipate

Back 15

To cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander, to be extravagant in pursuit or pleasure (syn: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste)

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Exemplary

Back 16

Worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model (syn: praiseworthy, Sterling, meritorious)

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Miscontrue

Back 17

To interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of (syn: misjudged, misinterpret)

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Placate

Back 18

To appease, soothe, pacify (syn: satisy, mollify, conciliate)

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Disreputable

Back 19

Not respectable, not esteemed (syn: disgraceful, shady)

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Placid

Back 20

Calm, peaceful (syn: undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene)

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Eccentric

Back 21

Deviating from an established or usual pattern or style (syn: bizarre, outlandish, peculiar, quirky)

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Misconception

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Wrong or inaccurate idea or concept (syn: delusion, fallacy, illusion, misbelief)

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Impartial

Back 23

Not biased; treating or affecting all equally (syn: fair, indifferent, objective, equal)

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Tumult

Back 24

Disorderly agitation; turbulent uprising; a violent outburst (syn: riot, commotion, disturbance, pandemonium, turmoil)

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Ravenous

Back 25

Very greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification (syn: gluttonous, greedy, voracious)

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Corpulent

Back 26

Fat; having a large, bulky body (syn: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly)

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Disavow

Back 27

To deny responsibility for or connection with (syn: disclaim, retract, abjure)

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Dispassionate

Back 28

Impartial; calm free from emotion (syn: unbiased, disinterested, cool detached)

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Relegate

Back 29

To place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over, to banish (syn: transfer, consign, demore, exile)

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Subservient

Back 30

Subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient' serving to promote some end (syn: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful)

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Potent

Back 31

Powerful; highly effective (syn: mighty, formidable, forceful)

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Superficial

Back 32

On or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow (syn: skin-deep, insubstantial, cursory, slapdash)

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Callous

Back 33

Emotionally hardened; unfeeling (syn: insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned)

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Indulgent

Back 34

Yielding to the wishes or demands of others (syn: lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal)

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Irrelevant

Back 35

Not to the point, not applicable or pertinent (syn: inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point)

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Morbid

Back 36

Affected with disease; abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings, grisly, gruesome (syn: desolate, forlorn, morose, somber, dismal, dreary)

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Incite

Back 37

To move to action; stir up; spur or urge on (syn: instigate, provoke)

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Temperance

Back 38

Habitual moderation in action, thought or feeling (syn: restraint)

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Reconcile

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To restore to friendship; settle or resolve; to cause to submit or accept something unpleasant (syn: accommodate, coordinate, conciliate)

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Patronize

Back 40

To be a frequent or regular customer or client of

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Susceptible

Back 41

Open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance (syn: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable)

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Squeamish

Back 42

Inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined (syn: nauaeated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, obidient)

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Consternation

Back 43

Dismay; confusion (syn: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay)

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Dissension

Back 44

Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion (syn: strife, discord, contention)

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Odium

Back 45

Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resultinf from hateful conduct (syn: abhorrence, shame, ignominy)