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Undergraduate 1
01/28/2011

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Facetious
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Humorous; Playfully joking

 

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Detriment
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Something that causes damage, harm or loss
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Ostentatious
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Meant to impress others; flashy
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Optimum
Definition
Best possible, most favorable; most desirable
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Vicarious
Definition
Experienced through the imagination not experienced directly
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Dexterous
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Skillful in using the hands or body
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Scrupulous
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Careful about moral standards; conscientious
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Gregarious
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Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others
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Discretion
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Good judgment or tact in actions or speaking
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Sensory
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Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling
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Instigate
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To bring about by moving others to action; to stir up
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Rudimentary
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Fundamental; necessary to learn first
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Resilient
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Able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune
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Collaborate
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To work together on a project; cooperate in an effort
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Zealot
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A person totally devoted to a purpose or cause
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Squelch
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To silence or suppress; crush
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Venerate
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To respect deeply; revere
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Despondent
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Doenhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness
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Retrospect
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Reviewing the past; considering past events
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Scoff
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To make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously
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Juxtapose
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To place close together, especially in order to compare or contrast
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Lethargy
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A great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness; sluggishness
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Ambiguous
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Able to interpreted in more than one way; not clear
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Inane
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Without sense or meaning; foolish
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Dissiddent
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A person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion
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Embellish
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To decorate; beautify by adding detail
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Subsidize
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To support financially; provide a grant or contribution
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Fritter
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To spend or waste a little at a time
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Inadvertant
Definition
Unintentional; accidental
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Sporadic
Definition
Happening now and then; occasional
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Relinquish
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To surrender (something); give (something) up
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Impetuous
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Done or acting in a hurry, with little thought; impulsive
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Maudlin
Definition
Tearfully sentimental; overly emotional
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Berate
Definition
To criticize or scold harshly
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Ubiquitous
Definition
Existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
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Zenith
Definition
The highest point or condition; peak
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Estrange
Definition
To make unsympathetic or unfriendly; alienate
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Infallible
Definition
Not capable of error or failure; unable to make a mistake
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Euphoric
Definition
Overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being
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Regress
Definition
To return to an earlier, generally worse, condition or behavior
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Predisposed
Definition
A natural preference or tendency
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Reprehensible
Definition
Deserving of blame, criticism, or disproval
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Fortuitous
Definition
Happening by chance, by accident, or at random; lucky
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Solice
Definition
Comfort in sorrow or misfortune; consolation
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Liaison
Definition
A person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups; a go between
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Equivocate
Definition
To be deliberately vague in order to mislead
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Impeccable
Definition
Faultless; perfect
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Solicitous
Definition
Showing or expressing concern, care, or attention
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Propensity
Definition
Tending toward or open to something beforehand
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Sham
Definition
A pretense or counterfeit;something meant to deceive
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