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Vocabulary: Week 14
List of Vocabulary Words for Week Fourteen
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Undergraduate 1
07/20/2012

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Acrid (adj.)
Definition
Extremely sharp or bitter
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Buffer (n.)
Definition
1. Any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper
2. A person or thing that shields and protects against annoyance, harm, hostile forces, etc.
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Frenetic (adj.)
Definition
Frantic; frenzied
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Impertinent (adj.)
Definition
1. Intrusive or presumptuous; rude; uncivil
2. Irrelevant or absurd
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Lucrative (adj.)
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Profitable; moneymaking; remunerative
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Nubilous (adj.)
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Cloudy or foggy
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Pensive (adj.)
Definition
Expressing or revealing thoughtfulness
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Recuse (v.)
Definition
To withdraw from a position of judging to avoid partiality or bias
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Refulgent (adj.)
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Shining brightly; radiant; gleaming
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Splenetic (adj.)
Definition
Irritable; peevish; spiteful
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