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Undergraduate 2
11/28/2009

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Term
emolument
Definition
the wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor.
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palindrome
Definition
a word, verse, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward.
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deprecate
Definition
to disapprove of; also, to belittle.
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bivouac
Definition

a usually temporary encampment; also, to encamp.

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umbrage
Definition
offense; resentment.
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incipient
Definition
beginning to exist or appear.
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dapple
Definition
a small contrasting blotch; also, to mark with spots.
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pugnacious
Definition
combative; quarrelsome.
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capitulate
Definition

to surrender under agreed conditions.

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susurrus
Definition
a whispering or rustling sound.
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thaumaturgy
Definition
the performing of miracles or magic.
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glower
Definition
to stare angrily or with a scowl.
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capacious
Definition
able to contain much.
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canorous
Definition
melodious; musical.
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repast
Definition
a meal.
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spoonerism
Definition
the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
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tenebrous
Definition
dark; gloomy.
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nescience
Definition
lack of knowledge or awareness.
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gewgaw
Definition
a trinket; a bauble.
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effulgence
Definition

the state of being bright and radiant.

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assuage
Definition
to soften; to ease, or lessen.
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exiguity
Definition
smallness; thinness; the quality of being meager.
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seriatim
Definition
in a series; one after another.
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tmesis
Definition
 in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word.
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chthonic
Definition
dwelling in or under the earth; also, pertaining to the underworld.
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objurgate
Definition

to scold or rebuke sharply.

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plethora
Definition
excess.
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lissom
Definition
supple; nimble.
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badinage
Definition
light, playful talk.
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propitious
Definition
presenting favorable circumstances.
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inclement
Definition
harsh; severe -- especially said of the weather.
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kobold
Definition

a kind of domestic spirit in German mythology.

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knell
Definition
the stoke of a bell tolled at a funeral.
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cogent
Definition
appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing.
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regale
Definition

to entertain with something that delights.

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mordant
Definition
biting; caustic; sarcastic.
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agog
Definition
 in eager desire.
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captious
Definition

disposed to find fault or raise objections.

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arbitrage
Definition

the nearly simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in order to profit from price discrepancies.

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redoubt
Definition
a stronghold.
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chichi
Definition
affectedly trendy.
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taw
Definition
a large marble.
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vexillology
Definition

the study of flags.

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quorum
Definition
such a number of the officers or members of any body as is legally competent to transact business.
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abscond
Definition
to depart secretly.
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virtu
Definition
love of or taste for fine objects of art; also, productions of art.
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junta
Definition
a governmental council or committee, esp. one that rules after a revolution.
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gamut
Definition
a complete extent or range.
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lexicon
Definition
a dictionary; also, the vocabulary of a person, group, etc.
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aestival
Definition
of or belonging to the summer.
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slugabed
Definition
one who stays in bed until a late hour.
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desultory
Definition
jumping from subject to subject; erratic; inconsistent.
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irascible
Definition
easily provoked to anger.
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acumen
Definition

quickness or keenness of perception or discernment.

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scion
Definition
a descendant; an heir.
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bandog
Definition
a large and fierce dog.
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multifarious
Definition
having great diversity or variety.
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sublunary
Definition
situated beneath the moon; terrestrial.
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ebullient
Definition
high-spirited.
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Brobdingnagian
Definition

gigantic; enormous.

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