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CLA Vocabualary Words
CLA Exam Vocab
150
Law
Undergraduate 1
11/20/2008

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Term
WORD
Definition
DEFINITION
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abberrant
Definition
deviant, abnormal
Term
abrogate
Definition
annul, revoke
Term
abysmal
Definition
endless, immense
Term
accretion
Definition
addition, expansion
Term
acolyte
Definition
admirer, fan
Term
acrimonious
Definition
caustic, sarcastic
Term
adroit
Definition
skillful, clever
Term
aeon
Definition
infinitely long time
Term
allegory
Definition
symbolic story, parable
Term
amulet
Definition
charm, ornament
Term
aperture
Definition
opening, hole
Term
arcane
Definition
analyze
Term
assay
Definition
allege, claim
Term
baleful
Definition
evil, sinister
Term
banal
Definition
ordinary, trite
Term
berceuse
Definition
lullaby, tranquil music
Term
capacious
Definition
spacious, vast
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capricious
Definition
flighty, impulsive
Term
cataclysm
Definition
catastrophe
Term
catharsis
Definition
purging, venting
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cerulean
Definition
as blue as the sky
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convivial
Definition
festive, merry
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copious
Definition
voluminous, abundant
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denigrate
Definition
defame, slander
Term
deprecate
Definition
condemn, criticize
Term
desecrate
Definition
dishonor, contaminate
Term
desuetude
Definition
period of disuse
Term
diffident
Definition
reserved, insecure
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dilatory
Definition
causing delay
Term
doltish
Definition
moronic
Term
draconian
Definition
cruel, harsh
Term
ebullient
Definition
effervescent, sparkling
Term
edifice
Definition
building, structure
Term
efface
Definition
annul, erase
Term
eleemosynary
Definition
charitable
Term
empirical
Definition
pragmatic
Term
encomium
Definition
praise, tribute
Term
enervate
Definition
to tire, to debilitate
Term
epicurean
Definition
connoisseur, gourmet
Term
epithet
Definition
a disparaging term
Term
erudite
Definition
learned, scholarly
Term
esoteric
Definition
confidential, obscure
Term
exacerbate
Definition
worsen, intensify
Term
expiate
Definition
make amends, repent
Term
expository
Definition
explanatory
Term
fastuous
Definition
arrogant, ostentatious
Term
fatuous
Definition
foolish, silly
Term
ferret (out)
Definition
to hunt or search for
Term
flagellate
Definition
to punish by whipping
Term
fortuitous
Definition
by luck, accidental
Term
gambol
Definition
covert, play
Term
garrulous
Definition
talkative
Term
halcyon
Definition
golden, happy
Term
harbinger
Definition
forerunner, herald
Term
heterogeneous
Definition
diverse, varied
Term
iconoclastic
Definition
dissident
Term
ignominious
Definition
degrading, shameful
Term
imbue
Definition
to endow, to infuse
Term
impugn
Definition
attack
Term
indolent
Definition
lazy
Term
ineffable
Definition
indescribable
Term
inertia
Definition
failure to move
Term
innocuous
Definition
harmless
Term
insipid
Definition
dull, empty
Term
integral
Definition
essential
Term
intrinsic
Definition
inherent
Term
irascible
Definition
cantankerous, ornery
Term
lascivious
Definition
lecherous, lustful
Term
loquacious
Definition
talkative, verbose
Term
lyceum
Definition
hall for public lectures
Term
magnanimous
Definition
gererous
Term
malapropism
Definition
misuse of a word
Term
mendacity
Definition
lies, falsehoods
Term
mendicant
Definition
a parasite, moocher
Term
metamorphosis
Definition
transformation
Term
metaphor
Definition
symbol
Term
morass
Definition
quagmire
Term
myopic
Definition
outmoded
Term
nemesis
Definition
downfall, ruin
Term
nescience
Definition
ignorance
Term
nettle
Definition
irritate
Term
numinous
Definition
mysterious, spiritual
Term
obdurate
Definition
stubborn
Term
officious
Definition
nosey, obtrusive
Term
omniscient
Definition
all-knowing
Term
ossify
Definition
to become rigid
Term
ostensible
Definition
apparent
Term
panacea
Definition
cure-all
Term
panoply
Definition
ceremonial array
Term
paradox
Definition
contradiction
Term
pejorative
Definition
belittle, make worse
Term
percipient
Definition
discerning
Term
peremptory
Definition
superficial, routine
Term
pique
Definition
arouse, provoke
Term
platitude
Definition
cliche
Term
plebeian
Definition
common, crude
Term
plenary
Definition
full, complete
Term
pleonastic
Definition
redundant
Term
precipitous
Definition
headlong, impulsive
Term
proclivity
Definition
inclination
Term
profligate
Definition
spendthrift
Term
prognosticate
Definition
predict
Term
propitious
Definition
favorable
Term
promulgate
Definition
announce
Term
pugnacious
Definition
antagonistic
Term
punctilious
Definition
careful, by the rules
Term
rapacious
Definition
fierce, savage
Term
raze
Definition
demolish
Term
rectitude
Definition
righteousness
Term
refraction
Definition
deflection of light
Term
relume
Definition
rekindle
Term
remittent
Definition
recurring
Term
remunerate
Definition
compensate
Term
reparation
Definition
indemnification
Term
replicate
Definition
duplicate
Term
requite
Definition
repay
Term
reticulation
Definition
network
Term
rudimentary
Definition
elementary, basic
Term
riparian
Definition
re natural waterway
Term
rhetoric
Definition
discourse, oratory
Term
ruminate
Definition
ponder, reflect
Term
salubrious
Definition
promoting health
Term
sardonic
Definition
mocking sarcastic
Term
sedulous
Definition
diligent
Term
senescent
Definition
aging, becoming old
Term
servile
Definition
subservient
Term
similitude
Definition
counterpart
Term
stellar
Definition
star-like, outstanding
Term
temerity
Definition
audacity
Term
tenacious
Definition
persistent, dogged
Term
tenets
Definition
principles
Term
timorous
Definition
mousy
Term
umbrage
Definition
shadows, hint
Term
vapid
Definition
boring, dull
Term
veracity
Definition
truthfulness
Term
vicissitude
Definition
changing fortunes
Term
venal
Definition
mercenary
Term
venerate
Definition
revere
Term
veracity
Definition
truthfulness
Term
vicinal
Definition
local
Term
vilify
Definition
defame
Term
virulent
Definition
deadly, toxic
Term
visceral
Definition
from deep within
Term
vitiate
Definition
to make faulty, debase
Term
vituperate
Definition
berate
Term
vociferous
Definition
boisterous
Term
volatile
Definition
explosive
Term
voluble
Definition
talkative
Term
voracious
Definition
insatiable
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