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Vocabulary: Week 12
List of Vocabulary Words for Week Twelve
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Undergraduate 1
05/30/2012

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Bijou (n.)
Definition
1. A jewel
2. Something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought
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Dexterous (adj.)
Definition
Skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body
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Didactic (adj.)
Definition
1. Intended for instruction
2. Teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson
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Fungible (adj.)
Definition
Freely exchangeable or replaceable
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Haimish (adj.)
Definition
Homey; cozy and unpretentious
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Panacea (n.)
Definition
A remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all
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Perverse (adj.)
Definition
1. Willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary
2. Turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper; wicked or corrupt
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Pneumonic (adj.)
Definition
Of, pertaining to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
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Umbrage (n.)
Definition
Offense; annoyance; displeasure
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Wrought (adj.)
Definition
1. Worked
2. Elaborated; embellished
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