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Vocab. for Achievement 3rd
Lessons 7-12
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English
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12/10/2005

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bland
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lacking spice; flavorless; dull
soothing; comforting
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culinary
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relating to kitchens or cooking
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cutlery
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cutting instruments; instruments used for eating (forks, knives, spoons)
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devour
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to consume greedily or enthusiastically
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morsel
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a small piece of food; a small quantity
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pungent
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sharply painful; having a strong taste or smell; being sharp and to the point
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quaff
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to drink deeply
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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savory
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flavorful; appetizing
morally exemplary; respectable
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simmer
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to cook gently, just below the boiling point
to be in inward turmoil; filled with pent-up emotion
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blight
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to have a negative effect on; to impair the quality or effect of (v)
something that impairs or ruins; a deteriorated condition (n)
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cataclysm
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a great and violent disaster or change
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decomposition
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the process of rotting or decaying; disintegration
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eradication
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to pull up by the roots; to eliminate completely
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havoc
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widespread destruction and devastation; chaos and disorder
(often used with the verb wreak as in wreak havoc)
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mar
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to damage or spoil the quality of
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obliterate
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to destroy all trace of, to wipe out completely
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pugnacious
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combative; having a quarrelsome nature
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pulverize
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to crush or grind to powder; demolish
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stagnant
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not flowing in a current or stream; stale; not advancing or developing
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broach
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to bring up a subject for conversation
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convene
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to come together in a body; to cause to assemble
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debut
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a first appearance (n)
to present to the public for the first time (v)
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embark
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to board a plane or ship;
to engage in an enterprise
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generate
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to bring into existence; to produce
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incipient
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beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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initiative
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an introductory step
energy and determination to start something; enterprise
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innovation
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the introduction of something new; a new idea, method, or device
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novice
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a beginner
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overture
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an act or offer showing readiness to form a relationship or agreement
a musical introduction to a longer work
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devious
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roundabout; wandering
not straightforward; veering from correct or acceptable methods or behavior
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duplicity
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deliberate deception in speech or behavior; making a lie of one's true intentions by deceptive words or actions
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fictitious
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false; imaginary
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guile
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deceitful cunning; sly craftiness
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gullible
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easily fooled or deceived
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hypocritical
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saying or professing to hold one position but acting otherwise; pretending to be what one is not or believing what one does not
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masquerade
Definition
to disguise oneself; to put on a false appearance (v)
an action or appearance that is a mere disguise (n)
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overt
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openly apparent; not hidden
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reputable
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having a good reputation; trustworthy
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veracity
Definition
truthfulness; conforming to fact or truth
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acme
Definition
peak; high point
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adept
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skillful; expert
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aptitude
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natural ability; talent
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astute
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observant and clever; shrewdly crafty
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finesse
Definition
skillful handling of a situation; refinement, delicacy, and skill (n)
to handle or negotiate a situation with subtle skill (v)
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painstaking
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requiring great care, extreme effort, or diligence
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precocious
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showing unusually early development or maturity
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prodigy
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a highly talented child or youth
something extraordinary or unusual
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resourceful
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effective and imaginative in solving problems
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virtuoso
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a very skilled musician or other type of performer; an expert or master
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idiosyncrasy
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an individual behavior or habit peculiar to a person; a characteristic oddity
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innocuous
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harmless; inoffensive
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obtrusive
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protruding; in the way; undesirably noticeable; invasively bold in manner
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orthodox
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conforming to established practice or belief; conventional
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prevalent
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widespread; commonly existing or practiced
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prosaic
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ordinary; everday; unimaginative
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quaint
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pleasingly old-fashioned or charmingly unfamiliar
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rarity
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something scarce or rare
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singular
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unique; exceptional
denoting one person, thing or instance
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trite
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not fresh or original; boring from overuse
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