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M.A.T. Vocabulary Study Guide
M.A.T. Vocabulary Study Guide
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General Vocab
Post-Graduate
02/26/2010
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Abdicate
 Definition
to reject, denounce or abandon
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Abjure
 Definition
to renounce upon oath
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Abnegation
 Definition
a denial
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Abscond
 Definition
to go away hasily or secretly ofen with the intention to hide; avoid capture
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Abaft
 Definition
on or toward the rear of a ship
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Abstemious
 Definition
sparing in diet, sparingly used
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Abysmal
 Definition
bottomless; bad
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Acerbity
 Definition
harness; bitterness
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Acrimony
 Definition
Sharpness
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Addle
 Definition
Confused
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Adjure
 Definition
to treat earnestly and solemnly
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Adulation
 Definition
Praise in excess
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Adulterate
 Definition
to corrupte, debase and make impure
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Agrarian
 Definition
relating to land and the equal division of land
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Alchemy
 Definition
any imaginary power of transmitting one thing into another
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Allegory
 Definition
Symbolic narration or description
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Anachronism
 Definition
representation of something existing oat other than its proper time
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annihilate
 Definition
to reduce to nothing
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apocalypsic
 Definition
pertaining to revelation or prophecy
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arrogate
 Definition
to caim or demaind unduly
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Artifice
 Definition
skill; ingenuity; craft; deception; trickery
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askance
 Definition
sideways; with suspicion
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assay
 Definition
the determination of any quantity of metal in an or or alloy
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attenuate
 Definition
to make thin or slender; to weaken
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avarice
 Definition
inordinate desire of gaining and possessing wealth
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batten
 Definition
to grow fat; thrive
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beholden
 Definition
obliged; indebted
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bellicose
 Definition
warlike; quarrel
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besmirch
 Definition
to soil or discolor
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bestial
 Definition
having qualities of a beast
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betroth
 Definition
promise of marriage
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blighted
 Definition
destroyed, frustrated
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bode
 Definition
foreshadowing of something
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boorish
 Definition
rude, ill mannered
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brindled
 Definition
streaked or spotted with a a darker color
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broach
 Definition
to pierce, to introduce into conversation
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bucolic
 Definition
pastoral
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burlesque
 Definition
to imitate comically
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cadaver
 Definition
dead body
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caliber
 Definition
quality; diameter of a bullett
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callow
 Definition
immature
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calumny
 Definition
slander
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canard
 Definition
a false statement or rumor
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candid
 Definition
open; frank; honest
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captious
 Definition
disposed to find fault
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carnage
 Definition
slaughter
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carte blanche
 Definition
unlimited power to decide
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castigate
 Definition
to chastise
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cataclysm
 Definition
overflowing of water; big change
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catharsis
 Definition
purgation
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cavil
 Definition
to find fault without reason
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celibate
 Definition
unmarried; chaste
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cessation
 Definition
to stop
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chaffing
 Definition
banter; teasing
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choleric
 Definition
easliy irritated; angry
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circumvent
 Definition
to go around
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clandestine
 Definition
secret; private; hidden
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cogent
 Definition
urgent; compelling; convincing
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cohort
 Definition
a group
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cohort
 Definition
a group
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collusion
 Definition
a secret agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose
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comport
 Definition
any private meeting or closed assembly
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conclave
 Definition
any private meeting or closed assembly
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connivance
 Definition
passive cooperation
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consort
 Definition
a companion; to be in harmony
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contravence
 Definition
to go against; oppose
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contusion
 Definition
a bruise; injury where the skin is not broken
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copious
 Definition
abundance; in great quantities
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covenant
 Definition
a binding pledge
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coy
 Definition
modest; bashful; pretending shyness
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crass
 Definition
gross; thick; coarse
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cursory
 Definition
hastly; slight
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dally
 Definition
to delay
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dauntless
 Definition
fearless
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debonair
 Definition
having an affable manner; couteous
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deciduous
 Definition
falling off at a particular season
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decry
 Definition
to denounce or condemn openly
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defunct
 Definition
no longer living or existing
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deliquesce
 Definition
to melt away
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delusion
 Definition
act or process of deception
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deposition
 Definition
a removal from a position of power; testimony
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depredation
 Definition
a plundering or laying waste
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descant
 Definition
to comment at length on a theme
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despoil
 Definition
to strip; to rob
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despotism
 Definition
tyranny; absolute power
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desultory
 Definition
without order or natural connection
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dexterous
 Definition
having or showing skills of hands, body or mind
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diffidence
 Definition
lack of self confidence; distrust
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dilapidated
 Definition
falling to pieces or into disrepair
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dilettante
 Definition
an admierer of fine arts; dabbler
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dint
 Definition
a blow; stroke
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dint
 Definition
a blow; stroke
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disarray
 Definition
disorder; confusion
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divulge
 Definition
to make known
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dormant
 Definition
as if to sleep
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doting
 Definition
excessively fond
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doughty
 Definition
brave; valient
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dregs
 Definition
waste or worthless manner
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ecclsiastic
 Definition
pertaining or relating to a church
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edify
 Definition
to build or establish; to improve the mind
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efface
 Definition
to erease; to remove from the mind
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effrontery
 Definition
impudence; assurance
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effusive
 Definition
pouring out or forth; overflowing
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egregious
 Definition
remarkably bad; outrageous
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egress
 Definition
to depart; go out
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