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Unit 7-9
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03/06/2008

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Austere
Definition
Severe or stern in manner
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Cadaverous
Definition
pale, resembling a corpse
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Concoct
Definition
to make by combining ingridients, to devise
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Crass
Definition
Coarse, stupid
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Debase
Definition
to lower in quality, to degrade
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Disconcert
Definition
to confuse
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Grandiose
Definition
Grand in an impressive or stately way
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inconsequential
Definition
unimportant
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mitigate
Definition
to make milder or softer
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Pillage
Definition
to rob goods by open force (as in war)
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Prate
Definition
to talk a great deal in a foolish ir aimless fashion
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Punctilious
Definition
very careful and exact
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redoubtable
Definition
inspiring fear or awe
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Reprove
Definition
to find fault with
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Stalwart
Definition
Strong and sturdy, brave...or a strong person
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Vulnerable
Definition
open to attack
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acrimonious
Definition
stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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Bovine
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resembling a cow or ox, sluggish
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Consternation
Definition
dismay, confusion
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Corpulent
Definition
Fat; having a large bulky body
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disavow
Definition
to deny responsibility for
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Dispassionate
Definition
impartial;calm, free from emotion
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dissension
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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
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Dissipate
Definition
to scatter
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Expurgate
Definition
to remve objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse/purify
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Gaunlet
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a protective glove thrown down for a challenge
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hypothetical
Definition
based on an assumption
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Ignoble
Definition
Mean, low, base
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Impugn
Definition
to call into question, to attack
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intemperate
Definition
immoderate, lacking self control
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odium
Definition
hatred
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Perfidy
Definition
faithlessness, treachery, betrayel
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Relegate
Definition
to place in a lower position
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squeamish
Definition
inclined to nausia
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subservient
Definition
secondary, subordinate in capacity or role
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Sesceptible
Definition
open to, vulnerable
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Abate
Definition
to make less in amount
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Adulation
Definition
excessive praise
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Anethema
Definition
an object of intense dislike
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Astute
Definition
Shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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Avarice
Definition
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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Culpable
Definition
Deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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Dilatory
Definition
Tending to delay or procrastinate
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Egregious
Definition
conspicuous, standing out from the mass
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Equivocate
Definition
to speak in a way that allows more than one interpretation
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Evanescent
Definition
Vanishing, soon passing away
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Irresolute
Definition
unable to make up one's mind
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Nebulous
Definition
vague
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Novice
Definition
a beginner
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penury
Definition
Extreme poverty
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Pretentious
Definition
done for show, striving to make a big impression
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Recapitulate
Definition
to review a series of facts, to sum up
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Resuscitate
Definition
To revive, to bring back from consciousness or existence
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Slovenly
Definition
Untidy, Dirty, careless
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Supposition
Definition
Something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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Torpid
Definition
inactive, sluggish, dull
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