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Advancing Vocabulary Skills, Chapter 4
4th Edition, Short Version
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English
Undergraduate 1
01/27/2011

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berate
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to scold angrily; to criticize or scold harshly
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estrange
Definition
to drive away; to make unsympathetic or unfriendly; alienate
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euphoric
Definition
very happy; overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being
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impetuous
Definition
impulsive; done or acting in a hurry, with little thought; impulsive
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infallible
Definition
perfect, not capable of error or failure, unable to make a mistake
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maudlin
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overly emotional; tearfully sentimental; overly emotional
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regress
Definition
to go backwards; to return to an earlier, generally worse condition or behavior
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relinquish
Definition
to give up; to surrender (something); give (something) up
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ubiquitous
Definition
found everywhere; existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
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zenith
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the highest point; the highest point or condition; peak
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