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Undergraduate 1
09/25/2011

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cryptic
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hidden meaning; mystifying
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panacea
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remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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circumspect
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prudent
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staid
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fixed, permanent
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salutary
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effecting or designed to effect an improvement; wholesome
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panache
Definition
dash, verve
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banal
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trite, predictable
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juxtapose
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side by side for comparison or contrast
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salubrious
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favorable to health & well-being
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phalanx
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close-knit group of people
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, gloomy
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ephemeral
Definition
lasting for a markedly short time
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ethereal
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characterized by lightness; tangible.

highly refined, delicate

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malingerer
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o feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.
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moribund
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in a dying state; near death. 2. on the verge of extinction or termination. 3. not progressing or advancing;
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sacrosanct
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1: most sacred or holy : inviolable. 2: treated as if holy : immune from criticism or violation
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