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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
06/27/2012

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doughty
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steadfastly, courageous and resolute
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satiated
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satisfied to the point of boredom
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masticated
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to chew; to reduce to a pulp by crushing
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zesty
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energetic, active
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panegyrical
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a lofty oration or writin gin praise of a person or thing; elaborate praise
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erudite
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charactreized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
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banal
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devoid of freshness or originality
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ascetic
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a person who dedicates his life to a pursuit of ideals; person who leads a simple life, obstaining from pleasure
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unstinting
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given without restraint; unsparing
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stint (verb)
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to limit or restrict
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sublime
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elevated or lofty in thought; supreme and outstanding
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prosaic
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commplace or dull; matter-of-fact
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limpid
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clear or transparent; free from obscurity; conmpletely calm
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fatuous
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foolish or inane; especially in an unconscious manner
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teratoid
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resembling a monster
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bonny
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pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty
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felicitous
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well chosen or suited to the circumstances
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capricious
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erratic; fanciful or witty
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pithy
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concise and forcefully expression; concise and brief
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onerous
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burdensome; oppressive or troublesome; causing hardship
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glib
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readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially or insincerely so
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forlorn
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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable; lonely and sad
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bellicose
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inclined or eager to fight; aggresively hostile
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tempestuous
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resembling a violent commotion, tumult (think storm)
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taciturn
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reluctant to speak; inclined to silence
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laconic
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using few words
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garrulous
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excessively talkative
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obtrusive
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noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or instrusive way
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stolidity
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apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
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transcient
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impermanent
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prodigious
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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree
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teleological
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of or pertaining to teleology,  the philosopical doctrine that final causes, design, and purpose exist in nature.
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preternatural
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outside of nature; supernatural.
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soporific
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causing or tending to cause sleep
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coruscating
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to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
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sedulous
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diligent in application or attention; persevering;
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laud
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diligent in application or attention; persevering;
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perfidy
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deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery:
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expiate
Definition
to atone for; make amends or reparation for:
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cadge
Definition
to borrow without intent to repay; 
to beg or obtain by begging.
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didactic
Definition
intended for instruction
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mendicate
Definition
to beg
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allay
Definition
to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity
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anodyne
Definition
serving to alleviate pain
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iridescent
Definition
Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors
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monocoque
Definition
a type of aircraft fuselage, car body, etc, in which all or most of the loads are taken by the skin
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pavonine
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resembling the feathers of a peacock, as in coloring.
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parietal
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of or pertaining to parietes or structural walls
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saturnine
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sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn
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cauterized
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to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, especially for curative purposes;

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ostracized
Definition
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges,; to banish
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inured
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to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate
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attune
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to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
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diffident
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lacking self-confidence
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fractious
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unruly
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delineate
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to outline or to depict
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affable
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polite; pleasantly eay to approach
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mercurial
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volatile, fickly, flightly, erractic
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commandeer
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to seize
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dissemble
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to present a false appearance
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pernicious
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hurtful; deadly; fatal
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polemical
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controversial; argumentative
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penury
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poverty; destitute
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diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
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specious
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seemingly true but actually false; misleadingly attractive
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salubrious
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promoting health or well-being
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pedantic
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overly concerned with trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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misanthrope
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one who hates all other humans
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loquacious
Definition
excessively talkative
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