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Undergraduate 1
03/23/2007
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gregarious
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outgoing
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ostentatious
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Showy flashy
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scrupulous
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ethical
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vicarious
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not expierienced directly
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despondent
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depression
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resilient
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quick to recover
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rudimentary
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basic
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venerate
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to honor
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ambiguous
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unclear
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dissident
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a person opposed to est beliefs or ideas
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inadvertent
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not intended
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inane
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silly;foolish
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juxtapose
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to place together
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squander
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to spend carelessly
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berate
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criticize, or scold harshly
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estrange
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to drive away
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euphoric
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over joyed
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impetuous
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done in a hurry
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maudlin
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overly emotional
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regress
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to turn to an earlier condition or behavior
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relinquish
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to give something up
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zenith
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the highest point
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Equivocate
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to be deliberately vague in order to mislead
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liaison
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a link, a go between
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predisposed
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likely, tending toward
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reprehensible
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shameful
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sham
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something meant to decieve
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solace
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comfort in sorrow or misfortune
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solicitous
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showing or expressing concern, care, or attention
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attrition
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a gradual decrease in number
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inundate
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overwhelm with a large number or amount
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oblivious
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unaware, failing to notice
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reticent
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quiet
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sanction
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to authorize, allow, or approve
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vociferous
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loud, noisey
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depreciate
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to become less in value
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indiscriminate
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not chosen carefully
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inquisitive
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curious, eager to learn
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nebulous
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vague, unclear
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relegate
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to assign to a less important or less satisyfying position
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replete
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filled
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tenet
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a principle, or belief
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terse
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brief and clear, concise
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clandestine
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done in secret
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contingency
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a possibility
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exonerate
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to be found gulity
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incongruous
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out of place, contradictory
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indigenous
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native
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liability
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a drawback
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prolific
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producing many works, results, or offspring
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reinstate
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to restoreto a previous position or condition
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superfluous
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beyond what is needed, wanted, or useful, extra
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