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Unit 14
Sadlier-Oxford Level F
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05/06/2007

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jejune
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(adj) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile
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credulous
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(adj) too ready to believe, easily deceived
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infirmity
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(n) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.)
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berate
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(v) to scold sharply
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expatiate
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(v) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely
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deplete
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(v) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly
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extraneous
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(adj) coming from the outside, foreigh; present but not essential, irrelevant
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inception
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(n) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc.
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criterion
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(n) a rule, test; a standard for judment or evaluation
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amenable
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(adj) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; amenable to: liable to be held responsible for
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carnage
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(n) large-scale slaughter or loss of life
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tortuous
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(adj) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious
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sententious
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(adj) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy
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obdurate
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(adj) stubborn, unyielding
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potpourri
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(n) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent
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providential
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(adj) happening as though through divine intervention; characterized by good fortune
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ostensible
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(adj) apparent, appearing to be true or actual; capable of being shown or exhibited
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surfeit
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(n) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking; causing disgust; (v) to feed or supply with anything to excess
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sadistic
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(adj) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel
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turgid
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(adj) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language
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supplicate
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(v) to beg earnestly and humbly
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precocious
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(adj) showing unusually early development (especially in talents or mental capacity)
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