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Vocabulary: Week 19
List of Vocabulary Words for Week Nineteen
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Undergraduate 1
10/15/2012

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Assiduous (adj.)
Definition
Constant; unremitting
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Careen (v.)
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To lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion
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Contentious (adj.)
Definition
Tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome
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Extrapolate (v.)
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1. To infer an unknown from something that is known; conjecture
2. To estimate the value of a variable (mathematics)
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Miscreant (n.)
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Depraved; villainous
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Pigeonhole (v.)
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To assign to a definite place in some orderly system
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Prosaic (adj.)
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Commonplace or dull; unimaginative
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Salacious (adj.)
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1. Lustful or lecherous
2. Obscene; grossly indecent
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Sedition (n.)
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Any action promoting discontent or rebellion
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Tumult (n.)
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A general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder
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