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Vocabulary List 1
vocab words from Ziegler's Research Writing Class
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English
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2006
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Chauvinism
 Definition
fanatical or blind patriotism
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Draconian
 Definition
harsh, cruel
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Galvanize
 Definition
to startle; to excite; to electrify
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Lilliputian
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very small; tiny person
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Machiavellian
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crafty and deceitful in political strategy
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Martinet
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a very strict disciplinarian
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Mausoleum
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a stately tomb
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Mesmerize
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to hypnotize
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Pharisaical
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self-righteous; hypocritical
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Pyrrhic Victory
 Definition
a too costly victory
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Quixotic
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idealistic but ridiculously impractical
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Sardonic
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scornful; sneering; cynical
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Serendipity
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a knack for making lucky discoveries by accident
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Spoonerism
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an accidental transposition of sounds in adjacent words
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Stentorian
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extremely loud
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Tantalize
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to tease and torment by withholding what is offered
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Thespian
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actor; relating to the drama
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