Vocab Units 8-10

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elan

Back 1

an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair

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dissipate

Back 2

to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly

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disavow

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to deny responsiblity for or connection with

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conducive

Back 4

tending to promote or assist, helpful

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expurgate

Back 5

to cleanse, purify; to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text

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dispassionate

Back 6

impartial; free from emotion, calm

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consternation

Back 7

dismay, confusion

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dissension

Back 8

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

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bovine

Back 9

resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

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acrimonious

Back 10

stinging, bitter in temper or tone

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corpulant

Back 11

fat; having a large, bulky body

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subservient

Back 12

subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end

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perfidy

Back 13

faithlessness, treachery

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hypothetical

Back 14

based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

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impugn

Back 15

to call into question; attack as false

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odium

Back 16

hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

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intemperate

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immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

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ignoble

Back 18

mean, low, base

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squeamish

Back 19

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

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relegate

Back 20

to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

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susceptible

Back 21

open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistence

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gauntlet

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an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; an ordeal

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adulation

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praise or flattery that is excessive

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evanescent

Back 24

vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

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dilatory

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not on time, not prompt; tending to delay

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abate

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to make less in amount, degree, etc; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct

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irresolute

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unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

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astute

Back 28

shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

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avarice

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a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

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egregious

Back 30

conspicuous, standing out from the mass

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culpable

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deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

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anathema

Back 32

an object of intese dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

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equivocate

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to speak or act in a way that allows more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague

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slovenly

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untidy, dirty, careless

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supposition

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something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

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succinct

Back 36

expressed briefly and clearly; (clothing) lacking in fullness of cut

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recapitulate

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to review a series of facts; to sum up

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nebulous

Back 38

cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color; vague, confused, indistinct

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resuscitate

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to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

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torpid

Back 40

inactive, sluggish, dull

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novice

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a beginner

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penury

Back 42

extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

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modicum

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a small or moderate amount

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pretentious

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done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably

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fortuitous

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accidental, happening by chance

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covert

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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; a sheltered place

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bedlam

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a state of uproar and confusion

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debonair

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pleasant, courteous, lighthearted, smooth and polished (in manner and appearance)

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annotation

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a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

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gist

Back 50

the essential part, main point

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efficacious

Back 51

effective, producing results

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accrue

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to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a natural result

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dun

Back 53

to demand insistently, especially payment of a debt; a creditor; dark, dull, drab

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equanimity

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calmness, composure, refusal to panic

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antediluvian

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relating to or typical of ancient times

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provocative

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tending to produce a strong feeling or response; something that provokes

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sedentary

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characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one piece

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imperious

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overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate

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gratuitous

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freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

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procrastinate

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to delay, put off until later

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recondite

Back 61

exceeding ordinary knowledge, profound, abstruse

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munificent

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extremely generous, lavish

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inimical

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unfriendly, hostile; harmful, unfavorable

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motley

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showing great diversity or variety; a mixture of odd elements

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invective

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a strong denunciation; abusive language; abusive, vituperative

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reprobate

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a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn