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English
Graduate
07/18/2011

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Quarter
Definition
Def: Mercy
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Supercillious
Definition
def: arrogant
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Protracted

 

Definition
def: drawn out, lengthened
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Declaimed
Definition
def: Spoken in a formal or loud way
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Deigned
Definition

def: Condescend to give or grant

 

The kind deigned to speak to the peasant

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Coruscate
Definition

def:to flash or sparkle

 

 

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Gleam
Definition
def: to shine in a muted or small way
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Putative
Definition
def: reputed, thought to be, commonly regarded as
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Pedantic
Definition
def: arrogant or narrow-minded about learning or education
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Timorous
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def: fearful or withdrawn
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Bromide
Definition
def: a remark that is unorignal, trite, and stale (NOT fresh)
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Allegory
Definition
def: story or poem that is symbolic
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apothegms
Definition
def: concise sayings
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Hakeneyed
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def: lacking in orginality, overused
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Vituperation & Oblquy
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def: verbal abuse
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Opprobrium
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def: harsh criticism
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Gimlet
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def: a tool used to make a hole in wood
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Mawkish
Definition
def: sickeningly sentimental, emotional, or nostalgic
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Cloying
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def: disgusting or made unappealing by excess
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Treacly
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def: overly sweet
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Besmirch
Definition
def: to soil or taint
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Officious
Definition

def: self-important; meddlesome in an arrogant way

 

antonym: humble

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Unscrupulous
Definition
def: without morals
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Self-effacing
Definition
def: humble
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Prolix
Definition
def: drawn out, verbose
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Rue

 

Definition
def: feeling of repentance, shame, regret
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Impenitence
Definition
def: lack of shame, regret
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Chagrin
Definition
def: shame or humiliation
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Provident

 

Definition
def: making or indicative of timely preparation for the future
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Profligate
Definition
def: Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
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Expiation
Definition
def: atonment, compensation for the wrong
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Repose
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def: temporary rest from activity
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volition
Definition
the power of using one's will
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Credulity
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def: gullable
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Poseur
Definition
def: a person who habitually pretends to be something his is not
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