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Difficult Words pt. 3
30 Difficult Words
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English
Graduate
11/11/2010

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Taciturn
Definition
not talking, silent
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Daunt
Definition
to intimidate or dismay
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Effusive
Definition
gushing; excessively demonstrative
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Nascent
Definition
coming into being; in early developmental stages
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Laud
Definition
to praise highly
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Benign
Definition
favorable, harmless
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Lassitude
Definition
listlessness, langour, weariness
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Contemn
Definition
to scorn or despise
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Confound
Definition
to cause to be confused, to frustrate
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Vacillate
Definition
to waver indecisively in opinion or course of action
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Untoward
Definition
troublesom, unruly, unseemly, adverse
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Insipid
Definition
without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, dull
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Usury
Definition
charging an exorbitant or illegeal rate of interest
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Variegated
Definition
multi-colored, characterized by a variety of patchers of different color
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Fatuous
Definition
silly, inanely foolish
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Vaunt
Definition
to brag or boast
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Cadge
Definition
to sponge, beg, or mooch
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Discretion
Definition
cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
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Excoriate
Definition
to censure scathingly, to upraid
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Verisimilitude
Definition
appearing true or real
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Venal
Definition
capable of being bought or bribed
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Libertine
Definition
someone unrestrained by morality or convention, often leading to a dissolute life
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Unfeigned
Definition
genuine, not false or hypocritical
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Elegy
Definition
a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing of piece of music
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Demur
Definition
to question or oppose
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Nugatory
Definition
having no power, inoperative; having no worth or meaing, insignificant
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Aspersion
Definition
an act of defamation or maligning
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Evince
Definition
to show clearly, to indicate
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Foment
Definition
to stir up, incite, rouse
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Ebullience
Definition
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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