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vocabulary set 1
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English
Undergraduate 4
02/16/2013

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surmount
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v. get on the top of
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adversity
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n. a condition marked by misfortune
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prosperity
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n. good fortune (opposite of adversity)
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Pragmatic
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adj. practical points
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irresolute
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adj. hesitant, doubtful
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ostracize
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v. to exclude from soceity, friendship, conversation or privileges
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hoax
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n. something intended to deceive or defraud
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profound
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adj. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge
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egregious
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adj. extraordinary in some bad way
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forfend
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v. the defend, secure, or protect
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affable
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adj. pleasantly easy to approach
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benign
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adj. gentleness and kindness
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succulent
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adj. full of juice, rich in desirable qualities
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Paradigm
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an example serving as model; pattern
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Auspious
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adj. promising success
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plethora
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n. overabundance; excess
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Paucity
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n. smallness of quantity
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Callow
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adj. immature or inexperienced
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capacious
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adj. capable of holding much
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Chary
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adj. cautious or careful
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Commodious
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adj. spacious and convenient
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consecrate
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v. to devote or dedicate to some purpose
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contempt
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n.the attitude towards a person that he considers worthless or despicable

 

 

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Derision
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n. mockery, ridicule
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elicit
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v. to draw or bring forth
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arbitrary
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adj. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction
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esoteric
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adj. understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
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hitherto
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adj. until this time/now
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subsequent
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adj. occuring or coming later or after
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