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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
05/02/2009

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abate
Definition
to reduce in amount, degree or severity
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abdicate
Definition
to renounce or relinquish a throne
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aberrant
Definition
abnormal or deviant
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abeyance
Definition
suspended action
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abject
Definition
utterly hopeless, humiliating or wretched
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abjure
Definition
to renounce on oath
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ablution
Definition
act of cleansing
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abrogate
Definition
to abolish by formal means
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abscond
Definition
depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
Definition
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstruse
Definition
hard to understand; secret, hidden
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accretion
Definition
increase by natural growth
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acerbic
Definition
sour or astringent in taste, harsh in temper
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acquiesce
Definition
comply or give in
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acrid
Definition
sharp or biting to the taste or smell
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acrimonious
Definition
caustic, stinging, or bitter in taste
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adjoin
Definition
to be close or in contact with
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adjure
Definition
to beg or command
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admonish
Definition
to counsel against something; caution, warn, reprove
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adulterate
Definition
to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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adventitious
Definition
accidental
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aesthetic
Definition
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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affable
Definition
friendly, courteous
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aggrandize
Definition
to increase in power, influence and reputation
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aggregate
Definition
gather; accumulate
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alacrity
Definition
cheerful; promptness; eagerness
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alleviate
Definition
relieve
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altruist
Definition
a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
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amalgamate
Definition
combine; unite into one body
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amatory
Definition
of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking
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ambiguous
Definition
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
Definition
the state of having contradicting or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
Definition
to make better; to improve
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amity
Definition
friendship; peaceful harmony
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anachronism
Definition
something misplaced in time; an obsolete or archaic form
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analogous
Definition
comparable
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anarchy
Definition
absence of governing body; state of disorder
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androgen
Definition
any substance that promotes masculine characteristics
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androgynous
Definition
being both male and female
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animus
Definition
hostile feeling or attitude
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anomalous
Definition
abnormal; irregular
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antipathy
Definition
aversion; dislike
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apartheid
Definition
any
system or caste that separates people according to race
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apathy
Definition
lack of interest or emotion; uncaring, indifference
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apogee
Definition
the highest or most distant point
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apostasy
Definition
renunciation
of one’s previous loyalty; a total desertion of one’s religion, principles,
cause, etc.
Term
apotheosis
Definition
glorification, glorified ideal
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appease
Definition
pacify, soothe, relieve
Term
apprise
Definition
inform
Term
approbation
Definition
approval; praise, consideration
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appropriate
Definition
acquire; take possession for one's own use
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arduous
Definition
hard, strenuous
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arrogate
Definition
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously
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artless
Definition
without guile; open and honest
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ascetic
Definition
practicing self-denial; austere
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assiduous
Definition
diligent, persistent, hardworking
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assuage
Definition
to
make less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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atrophy
Definition
to waste away; wither or deteriorate; the wasting away of body tissue
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attenuate
Definition
make thinner
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audacious
Definition
daring; bold
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austere
Definition
forbiddingly stern in appearance; severely simple and unornamented
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autonomous
Definition
self-governing; independent
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aver
Definition
assert
confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact
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avocation
Definition
something one does in addition to a principle occupation
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banal
Definition
boring; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; cliched; hackneyed
Term
belie
Definition
contradict; give a false impression
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belligerent
Definition
warlike; given to waging war
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bemoan
Definition
express pity for
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beneficent
Definition
kindly; doing good
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benevolent
Definition
desiring to do good to others
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benign
Definition
having a kindly disposition
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bilateral
Definition
pertaining to or affecting two or both sides
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bolster
Definition
support; reinforce
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bombastic
Definition
pompous in speech and manner; using inflated language
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boorish
Definition
rude; insensitive
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burgeon
Definition
grow forth; send out buds
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burnish
Definition
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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buttress
Definition
support; prop up
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capitulate
Definition
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
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capricious
Definition
unpredictable; fickle; changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
Definition
to punish or criticize harshly
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catalyst
Definition
agent
that increases the rate of a chemical action; person or thing that causes
action
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caustic
Definition
burning; sarcastically biting
Term
chicanery
Definition
trickery; deception by means of craft or guile
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circuitous
Definition
roundabout; indirect
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