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eng vocab
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10/25/2004

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erudite
Definition
having or displaying extensive knowledge; learned; scholarly
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charlatan
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a person who falsely cleain to possess expert knowledge or skill; a quack
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predispose
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to create or possess a tendency or preference in advance; to make susceptible
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infringe
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to violate or disregard a law or an agreement; to trespass; to break in on
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specious
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seemingly desirable, reasonable, or true but not really so; having a deceptively good apperance
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ostensibly
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outwardly professed; apparent; seeming
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absolve
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to declare free from guilt and blame; to set free from a promise or an obligation
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subjugate
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to subdue; to conquer; to force to submit
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euphony
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agreeableness of sounds; pleasant combination of sounds in spoken words
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copious
Definition
abundant; plentiful; full of information; wordy
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