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Undergraduate 1
10/20/2011
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apogee
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the highest or most distant point
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betoken
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to give a sign of
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cite
 Definition
to quote an athority
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coterie
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a small group that shares interests
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desparing
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hopeless
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disapprobation
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disaproval
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extemporaneous
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made with little or no prep
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extrinsic
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not inherent
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fallible
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capable of making an error
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gentility
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a state of refinement
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implicit
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understood, but not directly stated
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iniquity
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gross injustice
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intrinsic
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the essectial nature of a thing
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moratorium
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a suspension of activity
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opprobrium
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disgrace and reproach as a result of bad conduct
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puerile
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childish
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pulchritude
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beauty, comeliness
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supplant
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to take the place of
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topicality
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subject of current interest
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