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Undergraduate 1
06/29/2010
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ennui
 Definition
boredom
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entail
 Definition
to include as a necessary step
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enthrall
 Definition
to charm
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ephemeral
 Definition
shortlived
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epistolary
 Definition
relating to letters
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epitome
 Definition
perfect example
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equanimity
 Definition
composure
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equivocal
 Definition
ambiguous, uncertain
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erudite
 Definition
learned
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eschew
 Definition
to avoid
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esoteric
 Definition
understood by a select few
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espouse
 Definition
to support
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etymology
 Definition
history of words
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euphoric
 Definition
uplifted
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evanescent
 Definition
momentary
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envince
 Definition
to reveal
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exacerbate
 Definition
to make more violent
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exalt
 Definition
to glorify, to praise
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exasperate
 Definition
to irritate
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excavate
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to dig out
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exculpate
 Definition
to free from blame
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execrable
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loathsome
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exhort
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to urge
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exigent
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urgent
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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exorbitant
 Definition
excessive
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expedient
 Definition
advantageous
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expiate
 Definition
to make amends
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expunge
 Definition
to obliterate
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expurgate
 Definition
to remove offensive parts
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extant
 Definition
existing
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extol
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to praise
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extraneous
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extra
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exult
 Definition
to rejoice
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fabricate
 Definition
to make up
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facade
 Definition
the wall of a building
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facile
 Definition
easy
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fallacious
 Definition
incorrect, misleading
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fastidious
 Definition
demanding
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fathom
 Definition
to understand
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fatuous
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silly
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fecund
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fruitful
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felicitous
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well suited
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feral
 Definition
wild, savage
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fervent
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ardent, passionate
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fetid
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foul odor
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fetter
 Definition
to chain, restrain
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fickle
 Definition
shifting in character
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fidelity
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loyalty
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figurative
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symbolic
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flout
 Definition
to disregard or disobey openly
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foil
 Definition
to frustrate or defeat
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forage
 Definition
to graze, rummage for food
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forbearance
 Definition
patience, restraint
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forestall
 Definition
to prevent
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forlorn
 Definition
lonely
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forsake
 Definition
to give up
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foster
 Definition
encourage
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fractious
 Definition
irritable
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fraught
 Definition
filled or accompanied with
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frenetic
 Definition
hectic
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frivolous
 Definition
of little importance
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furtive
 Definition
secretive
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garish
 Definition
in bad taste
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garrulous
 Definition
talkative
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genial
 Definition
friendly
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gluttony
 Definition
overindulgence of food or drink
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goad
 Definition
to urge
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gourmand
 Definition
someone fond of eating and drinking
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grandiloquence
 Definition
pompous language
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grandiose
 Definition
on a big scale
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gratuitous
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uncalled for
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gregarious
 Definition
sociable
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grievous
 Definition
hurtful
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guile
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deceitful
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hapless
 Definition
unlucky
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harangue
 Definition
ranting speech
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harrowing
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vexing
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hedonist
 Definition
one who believes pleasure should be the primary pursuit of humans
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hegemony
 Definition
domination over others
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heinous
 Definition
shockingly wicked
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hiatus
 Definition
a break in or gap
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iconoclast
 Definition
one who attacks common beliefs or institutions
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idiosyncratic
 Definition
peculiar to one person
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idolatrous
 Definition
excessively worshipping one object or person
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ignominious
 Definition
humiliating
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illicit
 Definition
forbidden
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immerse
 Definition
to absorb, engross
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immutable
 Definition
not changeable
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impeccable
 Definition
flawless
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impecunious
 Definition
poor
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imperious
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commanding
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impertinent
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rude
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impervious
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impenetrable
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impetuous
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rash
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impinge
 Definition
to impact
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impregnable
 Definition
resistant to capture or penetration
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impudent
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casually rude
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impute
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to blame
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inane
 Definition
silly
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