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Post-Graduate
01/19/2008
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aggrandize
 Definition
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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amalgamate
 Definition
to combine
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ardor
 Definition
intense and passionate feeling
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assuage
 Definition
to make something unpleasant less severe
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attenuate
 Definition
to reduce in force; to weaken
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austere
 Definition
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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banal
 Definition
predictable; cliched; boring
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bombastic
 Definition
pompous in speech and manner
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capricious
 Definition
changes ones mind quickly and often
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chauvinist
 Definition
one prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs
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cogent
 Definition
convincing and well-reasoned
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credulous
 Definition
too trusting; gullible
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crescendo
 Definition
steadily increasing volume or force
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deride
 Definition
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
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desultory
 Definition
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diffident
 Definition
lacking self-confidence
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dilatory
 Definition
intended to delay
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dilentante
 Definition
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
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dirge
 Definition
funeral hymn or mounrful speech
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disabuse
 Definition
to set right
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dissemble
 Definition
to present a false appearance
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dissonance
 Definition
harsh or disagreeable combination; often of sounds
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dogma
 Definition
firmly held belief
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dogmatic
 Definition
dictatorial in ones opinions
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efficacy
 Definition
effectiveness
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elegy
 Definition
sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent
 Definition
persuasive and moving, particularly in speech
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enervate
 Definition
to reduce in strength
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engender
 Definition
to cause or bring about
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enumerate
 Definition
to count or list
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ephemeral
 Definition
momentary; lasting a short time
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equivocate
 Definition
to use expressions of double meaning so as to mislead
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erudite
 Definition
learned, educated
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esoteric
 Definition
known or understood by few
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estimable
 Definition
admirable
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exculpate
 Definition
to clear from blame
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exigent
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urgent
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fawn
 Definition
to grovel
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fervid
 Definition
intensely emotional
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florid
 Definition
excessively decorated or embellished
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iconoclast
 Definition
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, etc
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impetuous
 Definition
quick to act without thinking
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inchoate
 Definition
not fully formed; disorganized
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inimical
 Definition
hostile
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insipid
 Definition
lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
 Definition
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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irascible
 Definition
easily made angry
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laconis
 Definition
concise; using few words
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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lucid
 Definition
clear and easy to understand
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malinger
 Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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mollify
 Definition
to calm or make less severe
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obdurate
 Definition
resistant to persuasion
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obsequious
 Definition
eager to please and overly submissive
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obstinate
 Definition
stubborn, unyielding
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obviate
 Definition
to prevent; to make unnecessary
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occlude
 Definition
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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opprobrium
 Definition
public disgrace
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paragon
 Definition
model of excellence or perfection
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pedant
 Definition
one who shows off learning
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perfidious
 Definition
willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
 Definition
done in a routine way; indifferent
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permeate
 Definition
to penetrate
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precipitate
 Definition
to bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
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prevaricate
 Definition
to lie or deviate from the truth
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prodigal
 Definition
lavish, wasteful
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propitiate
 Definition
to appease; to conciliate
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quiescent
 Definition
motionless
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repudiate
 Definition
to reject the validity of
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reticent
 Definition
silent, reserved
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soporific
 Definition
causing lethargy
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specious
 Definition
deceptively attractive; seeming plausible but fallacious
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stolid
 Definition
unemotional
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tacit
 Definition
done without using words
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taciturn
 Definition
silent, not talkative
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torpor
 Definition
extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
 Definition
temporary
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veracity
 Definition
filled with truth and accuracy
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aspersion
 Definition
a slander
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calumny
 Definition
false accusation of malicious intent
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excoriate
 Definition
denounce scathingly
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invective
 Definition
violent verbal denunciation
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vituperate
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berate
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gainsay
 Definition
to contradict; to deny; to speak against
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harangue
 Definition
oration
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obloquy
 Definition
expression of denunciation
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reprove
 Definition
censure, rebuke
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revile
 Definition
attack verbally
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apocryphal
 Definition
dubious, doubtful, fake
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canard
 Definition
falsehood
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dissemble
 Definition
pretend
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perfidy
 Definition
deceitfulness, disloyalty
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implacable
 Definition
merciless, unforgiving
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cogent
 Definition
convincing, compelling
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venal
 Definition
corrupt
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magnanimous
 Definition
generous in forgiving
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animus
 Definition
hostile feeling
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recumbent
 Definition
reclining
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inculpate
 Definition
charge with fault
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fetid
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foul
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evanesence
 Definition
brief, transient, ephemeral
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vacillate
 Definition
dither, alternate
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platitude
 Definition
triviality
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circumlocution
 Definition
redundancy, indirectness
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furtive
 Definition
secretive
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provident
 Definition
careful, expedient
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parry
 Definition
circumvent, avoid, bypass
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rapt
 Definition
fascinated
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malefaction
 Definition
offense, abomination
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perdition
 Definition
hell, suffering
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fastidious
 Definition
nitpicky
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sedulity
 Definition
hard work, dedication
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blandishment
 Definition
something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice,
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