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09/28/2011
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Cogent
 Definition
having power to contain; convincing
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exigent
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urgent need
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assay
 Definition
analysis to determine to quantity of one or more components present in a sample
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intransigent
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uncompromising; inflexible; not changing mind
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degenerate
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to diminish in quality
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idyllic
 Definition
having the simplicity or charm of a rural area
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engender
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to produce
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genre
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kind; sort; literary type
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agrarian
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related to the land; agricultural
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cognate
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related by birth
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innate
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inborn
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nascent
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coming to existence
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transfigure
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to change outwardly
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gregarious
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sociable; outgoing
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incite
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to stirrup; to stimulate
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resuscitate
 Definition
to revive
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solicitous
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caring; concerned
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aggregate
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a sum; a mass; to bring together into one mass
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perturb
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to disturb; to agitate
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turbulent
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characterized by disorder
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turbid
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thick; dense; not clear
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egregious
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extraordinary in some bad way
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alacrity
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cheerful readiness; liveliness
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celerity
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swiftness; speed
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fictive
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imaginary
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feign
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to pretend
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fruition
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attainment; realizing a goal
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repertory
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stock of things; theatrical company
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peregrination
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journey
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vehement
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strongly emotional; passionate
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pastoral
 Definition
simple; unsophisticated
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inveigh
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to protest strongly
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surmise
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to guess; a guess
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repast
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a feast; a meal
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demise
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death or termination
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remit
 Definition
to send a payment; to pardon
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fruitless
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unproductive
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emblematic
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symbolic
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diabolical
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wicked-like the devil
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hyperbole
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intentional exaggeration
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bucolic
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charmingly simple
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episodic
 Definition
occurring every now and then
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synod
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a council - especially for a church
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rustic
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relating to the simple, pastoral life
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abscond
 Definition
to depart secretly and hide oneself
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cryptic
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meant to be mysterious
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aperture
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opening; hole
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covert
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hidden, secret, undercover
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overt
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open; not secret
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context
 Definition
connection of words
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pretext
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a purpose stated or assumed to cloak the real intention or state of affairs; excuse
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subtext
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the implicit or metaphorical meaning
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apocryphal
 Definition
spurious; of doubtful authorship
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recondite
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hard to understand; not well-known
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methodical
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systematic; orderly
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parturient
 Definition
about to bear young
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