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General Vocab
Graduate
06/24/2011

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Acumen
Definition
Keen, accurate judgment
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Adulterate
Definition
To reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
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Amalgamate
Definition
To combine several elements into a whole
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Archaic
Definition
Oudated, associated with a primitive time
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Aver
Definition
To state as fact
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Bolster
Definition
To provide support or reinforcement
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Bombastic
Definition
Pompous, grandiloquent
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Diatribe
Definition
A harsh denunciation
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Dissemble
Definition
To disguise or conceal
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Eccentric
Definition
Departing from norms or conventions
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Endemic
Definition
Characteristic of or often found in particular locality
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Evanescent
Definition
Tending to disappear like vapor
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Exacerbate
Definition
To make worse or more severe
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Fervent
Definition
Greatly emotional or zealous
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Fortuitous
Definition
Happening by accident or chance
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Germane
Definition
Relevant to the subject at hand
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Grandiloquence
Definition
Pompous speech or expression
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Hackneyed
Definition
Rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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Halcyon
Definition
Calm and peacful
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Hedonism
Definition
Of the senses
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Hegemony
Definition
The consistent dominance of one state or ideology
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Iconoclast
Definition
One who attacks or undermines traditional conventions
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Idolatrous
Definition
Given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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Impassive
Definition
Revealing no emotion
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Imperturbable
Definition
Marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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Implacable
Definition
Not capable of being appeased
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Impunity
Definition
Immunity from punishment or penalty
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Inchoate
Definition
In an initial state, not fully formed
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Infelicitous
Definition
Unfortunate, inappropriate
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Insipid
Definition
Without taste or flavor, bland
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Loquacious
Definition
Extremely talkative
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Luminous
Definition
Characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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Malevolent
Definition
Having or showing often vicious ill will
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Malleable
Definition
Capable of being shaped or formed
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Mendacity
Definition
The condition of being untruthful
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Meticulous
Definition
Characterized by extreme care and precision
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Misanthrope
Definition
One who hates all other humans
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Mitigate
Definition
To make or become less severe
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Obdurate
Definition
Unyielding, hardhearted
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Obsequious
Definition
Exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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Occlude
Definition
To obstruct
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Opprobrium
Definition
Disgrace, contempt
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Pedagogy
Definition
The profession or principles of teaching
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Pedantic
Definition
Overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education
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Penury
Definition
Poverty, destitution
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Pervasive
Definition
Having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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Pine
Definition
To yearn intensely
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Pirate
Definition
To illegally use
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Pith
Definition
The essential or central part
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Pithy
Definition
Precise and brief
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Placate
Definition
To appease, to calm by making concessions
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Platitude
Definition
A superficial remark
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Plummet
Definition
To plunge or drop straight down
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Polemical
Definition
Controversial, argumentative
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Prodigal
Definition
Recklessly wasteful; extravagant
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Profuse
Definition
Given or coming forth abundantly
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Proliferate
Definition
To grow or increase swiftly
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Queries
Definition
Questions, inquiries
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Querulous
Definition
Prone to complaining or grumbling
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Rancorous
Definition
Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Obstinately defiant of authority
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Repudiate
Definition
To refuse to have anything to do with
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Rescind
Definition
To invalidate, to repeal
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Reverent
Definition
Marked by a feeling of profound awe
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Rhetoric
Definition
The art or study of effective use of language for communication or persuasion
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Salubrious
Definition
Promoting health or well-being
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Solvent
Definition
Able to meet financial obligations
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Specious
Definition
Seeming true, but actually fallacious
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Spurious
Definition
Lacking authenticity
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Subpoena
Definition
A court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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Succinct
Definition
Brief, concise
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Superfluous
Definition
Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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Surfeit
Definition
An overabundant supply; excess
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Tenacity
Definition
The quality of adherence or persistence to something valued
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Tenuous
Definition
Having little substance or strength
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Tirade
Definition
A long and exceedingly critical speech
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Transient
Definition
Fleeting; passing quickly
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Zealous
Definition
Fervent; ardent; impassioned
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