Prep Iii Vocabulary

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bleakly

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in a dreary or cheerless way

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contentious

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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convalescence

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gradual healing(through rest)after sickness or injury

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crucial

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of the greatest importance

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curriculum

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a course of academic studies

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demotion

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act of lowering in rank or position

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dismal

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depressing in character or appearance

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droll

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comic and amusing in an odd way

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equivalent

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being essentially equal to something; equal in amount or value

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feeble

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lacking physical strength or vitality; lacking in force or effectivenes

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grandeur

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the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

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harmony

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a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties....

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isolated

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set apart from others

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loomed

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come into view indistinctly, often threateningly

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nondescript

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lacking in destinctive features or qualities; hard to classify

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perpendicular

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a straight line at right angles to another line

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sedate

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dignified and somber in manner or character and commited to keeping promises

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specters

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ghosts or ghostly visions

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tacit

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implied but not expressed; understood or implied without being stated openly

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vibrant

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spirited; responsive; full of energy

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conformity

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making one's ideas or actions match generally accepted standards

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eloquent

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expressive, effective, stirring in speech or writing

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exhort

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to strongly urge, to seriously urge, to seriously warn, to seriously advise

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funereal

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gloomy; very slow, solemn, mournful, or dismal

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gullible

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naive and easily deceived or tricked

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idiosyncratic

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having a peculiar or distinguished mannerism or characteristic

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immersion

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the act of wetting something by submerging it

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implausibility

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unlikeliness; unbelievability

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incoherent

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unclear or difficult to understand

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indignant

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angry at something that is unfair or wrong

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infinitesimal

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infinitely or immeasurably small

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insidious

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intending to trick, lie, or trap without concern for the other person

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inveigle

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to win over or entice by trickery or deception

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invoke

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call forth; put into effect

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opulent

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rich and superior in quality

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preeminent

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superior to others, especially in particular quality

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rhetorical

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question asked without expecting an answer

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sinecure

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position that requires little or no work

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sultryness

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humidity, heat

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transcendence

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a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience

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culminating

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ending, especially to reach a final or climatic stage

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derangement

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condition of being irrational, crazy, demented

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desolate

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devastate or ravage. Left alone; solitary; lonely

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disillusionment

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freeing from false belief or illusions; state of being disappointed or dissatisfied

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forlornly

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in a sad or lonely manner

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impervious

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incapable of being influenced or affected

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incarnate

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in the flesh; make concrete real

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incomprehensible

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difficult or impossible to understand

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incongruity

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the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

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inevitable

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unavoidable; certain to happen; can't keep from happening

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irreconcilable

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unable to resolve or make peace between

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laden

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filled or loaded; weighed down, burdened

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latent

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concealed; not developed; not clearly visible

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pantomime

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use of movements and facial expressions instead of words to convey meanings

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quadrangle

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a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

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speculative

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guessed at; not based on fact or investigation

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tangible

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capable of being touched; existing physically

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timbre

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the quality of sound that sets one voice or instrument apart from another

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vague

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not clearly understood. Not having a clear shape or size or meaning

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virtue

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the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong