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Post-Graduate
06/15/2011

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Construe
Definition
Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.
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saccharine
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of the nature of or resembling that of sugar
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sacerdotal
Definition
priestly or of priesthood
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sacrilegious
Definition
guilty of blasphemy
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sacrosanct
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one that is uninfringeable or inviolable
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sagacious
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shrewd
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salacious
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lecherous
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sallow
Definition
hue of yellow
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salubrious
Definition
conducive to well being
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salutary
Definition
favourable to health or improvement of
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sanctimonious
Definition
feigning piety
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sanctimony
Definition
pretended righteousness
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Quack
Definition
an untrained person who pretends to be a doctor
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quadrennial
Definition
once in 4 yrs.
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quadruped
Definition
four feet or four footed
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quaff
Definition
copious draught// drink heartily
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quagmire
Definition
precarious situation which is difficult to escape from
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quail
Definition
to cower , wince
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quaint
Definition
oddly pleasant or charming, esp. in an old-fashioned way
strange or peculiar, usu. in a pleasing, interesting way
artful
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qualm
Definition
sudden uneasy or disturbing feeling; sudden apprehension
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quandry
Definition
 dilemma
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quarry
Definition
an object being pursued
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admonish
Definition
reprove, warn
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and frinking, temperate
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alleviate
Definition
relieve
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amalgamate
Definition
combine
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ambivalence
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the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

 
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ameliorate
Definition
improve
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anamolous
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abnormal
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appease
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to soothe
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apprise
Definition
inform
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arduous
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hard
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artless
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without guile or open or honest
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assiduous
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diligent
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audacious
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hard working
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aver
Definition
assert confidently or declare, state formally as a fact
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SAPIENT
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SAGACIOUS
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SARCOPHAGUS
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STONE COFFIN WITH CARVINGS
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SARDONIC
Definition
TACITURN, SARCASTIC
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SASH
Definition

FRAME FOR PANE,

A band worn about the waist or over one shoulder

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SATE
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SATIATE
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SATURNINE
Definition
LEAD POISONING, GLLOMY, DARK
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SAUNTER
Definition
TO WALK RELAXED, GENTLE GAIT
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SAVANT
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LEARNED
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savoir-faire 
Definition
tact, poise, polish or courtesy
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SCAD
Definition
IN GREAT QUANTITY
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SACTHING
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INJURIOUS OR HARSH
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SCHISM
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DIVIDE
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SCION
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HEIR
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SCORN
Definition
REJECT ANGRILY
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SCOURGE
Definition
TO WHIP AR LASH
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SCRIMMAGE
Definition
A VIGOROUS STRUGGLE
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SCRUPULOUS
Definition
PAINSTAKINGLY CAREFUL
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requisite
Definition

Made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations,

A thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end.

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presumptuous
Definition
Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate
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pique
Definition
to cause or feel resentment
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rectitude
Definition
morally correct behaviour
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hitherto
Definition
Until now or until the point in time under discussion
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providential
Definition
occurian at right time
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belie
Definition
contradict, give false impression
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bolster
Definition
support, reinforce
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bombastic
Definition
pompous
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boorish
Definition
rude, insensitive
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burgeon
Definition
grow forth
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peevish
Definition
Easily irritated, esp. by unimportant things.
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quasar
Definition
a space object that appears like a star but is much brighter and distant, characterised by a very large red shift
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quatrain
Definition
a poem or a stanza made of four lines of verse
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quay
Definition
a wharf, landing place or reinforced bank for ships to load and unload
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queasy 
Definition
nauseating
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quell
Definition
suppress
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querulous
Definition
peevish or complaining, discontented
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quibble
Definition
fight for petty reasons
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quicksilver
Definition
unpredictable
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quidnunc
Definition
person who is inquisitive
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quiescence
Definition
inactiveness, dormant
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quietude
Definition
tranquility
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quietus
Definition
final settlement; finishing stroke that settles or ends
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quinquennial
Definition
occuring every five years
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quintessence 
Definition
the essence of a substance or thing in its purest form
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quip
Definition
clever and witty saying
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quirk 
Definition
whim or trait, sudden twist
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quisling
Definition
a person who collaborates with the invading enemy and thus betrays his or her own country
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quorum
Definition
majority or the minimum number of members that are needed in order to conduct proceedings or selected group
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quotidian
Definition
commonplace or ordinary; nothing unusual
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nuance
Definition
A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone
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epoch
Definition
A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy
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venal
Definition
Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
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pathos
Definition
A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow
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remonstrate
Definition
Make a forcefully reproachful protest
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incantations
Definition
Ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magic effect
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exquisite
Definition
Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate
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luminary
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meander
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grandeur
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avid
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amenities
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niggle
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elusive
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furtively
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anathema
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apostate
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insolent
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regression
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ludicrous
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ignominy
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