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Post-Graduate
02/26/2015

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Abdicate

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To relinquish (power or responsibility) in a formal manner

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Aberrant
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different from an accepted norm or group

(usu. considerably so)

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abet
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to urge, encourage or help someone or something

(often an offense)

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accost
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to approach and speak to someone

(often rudely so)

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acquiesce
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to comply or consent passively, submit
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adulterate
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To make impure through the addition of a foreign element; to corrupt
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affable
Definition
easy and pleasant to talk to; approachable
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affinity
Definition
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
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altruism
Definition
selfless benevolence or generosity
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ambivalent
Definition
feeling the coexistence of opposing emotions or attitudes
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amenable
Definition
responsive to advice, authority or suggestion
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amorphous
Definition
lacking definite form; shapeless
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analogous
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similar in such way as to permit the comparison to something otherwise dissimilar
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anomalous
Definition
deviating from the usual or common order, form or rule
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antipathy
Definition
strong feelings of aversion
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apathy
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lack of interest or concern; indifference
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autonomous
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independent
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avarice
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greed
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axiom
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a self-evident truth
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banal
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drearily commonplace; trite
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belittle
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to disparage; to make someone feel small or unimportant
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benefactor
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one that gives aid

(esp. financially)

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boisterous
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loud and noisy

(often in rough manner)

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boorish
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rude; possessed of little refinement
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bourgeois
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a member of the middle class; typical of the middle class
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canon
Definition
a law or code of laws
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catharsis
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a purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions
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caustic
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corrosive; biting

(remark)

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coagulate
Definition
to harden into semi-solid
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cogent
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appealing to the intellect, compelling
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commiserate
Definition
to sympathize with
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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convoluted
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intricate or complicated
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credence
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claim to legitmacy or trustworthiness
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credulous
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gullible
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dauntless
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fearless
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dearth
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a scarcity or lack of
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defame
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to damage someone's or something's reputation
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delineate
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to sketch out or depict
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power
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devoid
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lacking
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deterrent
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something that discourages
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digress
Definition

to turn away from

(especially the main subject of a conversation)

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disabuse
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to free from misconception
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discerning
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exhibiting good judgment; perceptive
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discord
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strife; lack of agreement
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discretion
Definition
ability to act sensibly; freedom to act on one's own
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disingenuous
Definition
not straightforward; crafty
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disparate
Definition
entirely dissimilar
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disseminate
Definition
to scatter widely; to promulgate
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dissent
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disagreement
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dissolution
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decomposition into fragments or parts; debauchery
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distend
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to swell or stretch
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divest
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to get rid of
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dogmatic

 

Definition
characterized by an authorative, arrogant assertion of principles that are unproved on can't be proofed
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dormant
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asleep or inactive
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eclectic
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made up from a variety of sources; unusual
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eoquence
Definition
persuasive discourse
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ennui
Definition
bordeom
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enumerate
Definition
to count (out); to list
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esoteric
Definition
meant for or understood by only a sall group of people particular to a small group; confidential
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euphemism
Definition
a mild substitute for an unpleasant or offensive term
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euphoria
Definition
feeling of great happiness or well-being
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exacerbate
Definition
to increase the severity, violence or bitterness of; to aggravate
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exasperate
Definition
to make angry or annoy greatly
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exhibitionist
Definition
someone who deliberately behaves to attract attention
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exonerate
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to free from blame
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extol
Definition
to praise highly or exalt
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facetious
Definition
playfully jocular; humorous
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facilitate
Definition
to assist or make easier
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fallacy
Definition
a false notion
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fathom
Definition
to comprehend; a measure of marine depth
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fervor
Definition
great warmth and intensity of emotion; intense heat
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fickle
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capricious
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filibuster
Definition
prolonged speech making to delay legislative action
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fledgling
Definition
an inexperienced person; a young bird
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flout
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to show contempt for; to scorn
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forsake
Definition
to give up or abandon
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fortuitous
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lucky
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foster
Definition
to bring up or nurture
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frugal
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economical
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gratuitous
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unearned or unjustified, unnecessary; free
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gregarious
Definition
sociable, outgoing
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hamper
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to hinder or prevent; large basket
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harry
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to vex or annoy
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hedonism
Definition
pursuit of pleasure
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hypocritical
Definition
speaking contrary to one's true beliefs or actions
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imminent
Definition
about to occur
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