Unit 1 Vocab.

Front 1

usurping

Back 1

to take (powers, rights, position etc.) by force

Front 2

comprehensive

Back 2

thorough

Front 3

ambiguous

Back 3

having more than one possible meaning

Front 4

felicitous

Back 4

well chosen for occasion

Front 5

introspective

Back 5

contemplative

Front 6

intricacy

Back 6

complex, detailed

Front 7

accentuate

Back 7

to emphasize

Front 8

provocative

Back 8

stimulating

Front 9

rhetorical

Back 9

the effective use of words

Front 10

vernacular

Back 10

the native language or dialect of a country or region

Front 11

ferocity

Back 11

fierce

Front 12

incongruous

Back 12

not appropriate

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despicable

Back 13

vile

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protagonist

Back 14

the main character in a story or play

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dissolute

Back 15

very wicked

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allegory

Back 16

a symbolic story in which people settings, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities

Front 17

misanthrope

Back 17

an individual who dislikes or distrusts other human beings

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terse

Back 18

breif and to the point

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conjecture

Back 19

an opinion without proof

Front 20

prologue

Back 20

introductory lines of a play

Front 21

symposium

Back 21

a meeting for discussing a particular subject

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foreshadow

Back 22

to give warning of

Front 23

scrutinizing

Back 23

to examine closely

Front 24

evasive

Back 24

misleading

Front 25

infer

Back 25

to conclude on the basis of reasoning or observation

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lucid

Back 26

clear

Front 27

perpetuates

Back 27

ongoing

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evoke

Back 28

to call forth

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epithet

Back 29

a descriptive name

Front 30

laudable

Back 30

praiseworthy

Front 31

novice

Back 31

a beginner

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banter

Back 32

playful teasing

Front 33

connotation

Back 33

the suggested implied meaning of a word

Front 34

nostalgic

Back 34

having longing for things in the past

Front 35

stipend

Back 35

salary or allowence

Front 36

affluent

Back 36

wealthy

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reiterated

Back 37

to repeat

Front 38

embellish

Back 38

to decorate

Front 39

brevity

Back 39

briefness

Front 40

imbibes

Back 40

to drink in or absorb

Front 41

anagram

Back 41

a word or phrase formed from anothr word or phrase by changing the order of the letters

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goad

Back 42

driving cattle

Front 43

noncommittal

Back 43

non committing to any one position or course of action

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assertion

Back 44

the act of declaring something

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quixotic

Back 45

impractically idealistic

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coherent

Back 46

logically connected

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fulminate

Back 47

to talk or argue violently

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proboscis

Back 48

the long snout of an animal

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inexplicable

Back 49

impossible to explain or understand

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surmise

Back 50

to guess or suppose

Front 51

climatic

Back 51

of the highest point

Front 52

fidelity

Back 52

loyalty, faithfulness

Front 53

anecdotes

Back 53

a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident

Front 54

staunch

Back 54

to check the flow of blood

Front 55

prodigies

Back 55

a person with extrodinary talents

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forte

Back 56

a strong point

Front 57

epilogues

Back 57

a short concluding section at the end of a literary work

Front 58

stigma

Back 58

a mark of shame; a stain

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hypochondriac

Back 59

a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health

Front 60

extemporaneous

Back 60

little or no preparation

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subservient

Back 61

obedient

Front 62

rudiments

Back 62

rules

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gibes

Back 63

to make mocking remarks

Front 64

bumptious

Back 64

conceited and arrogant

Front 65

repartee

Back 65

a quick, witty reply

Front 66

consonant

Back 66

in agreement

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satiate

Back 67

to satisfy

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sanction

Back 68

permission or approval

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vivacious

Back 69

animated

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cited

Back 70

to quote

Front 71

comely

Back 71

attractive

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miscreant

Back 72

a villain

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flaunt

Back 73

to show off

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erroneous

Back 74

false

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decadence

Back 75

decay

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stereotypes

Back 76

a generalized, oversimplified view or opinion

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pretentious

Back 77

claiming an undeserved distinction

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ostentatious

Back 78

too showy

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hypercritical

Back 79

too severe in judgment

Front 80

irascible

Back 80

easily angered

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shrew

Back 81

nagging woman

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lucrative

Back 82

profitable

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garrulous

Back 83

talking too much about unimportant things

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abridged

Back 84

to condense

Front 85

verbose

Back 85

wordy

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invokes

Back 86

to call upon a higher power for assistence

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finality

Back 87

the quality or condition of being complete

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impromptu

Back 88

without pervious thought or preparation

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supercilious

Back 89

showing scorn and haughtiness

Front 90

emendations

Back 90

a correction

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intangible

Back 91

not capable of being touched

Front 92

idiomatic

Back 92

characteristic of a particular language

Front 93

expletives

Back 93

an oath or exclamation

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affable

Back 94

friendly

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bolstered

Back 95

to support

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reciprocates

Back 96

to give, do, or take in return

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wistful

Back 97

full of longing

Front 98

furor

Back 98

rage

Front 99

subterfuge

Back 99

a trick, excuse, or deception used to escape something unpleasant