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SAT vocabulary
SAT verbal prep
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Language - English
10th Grade
10/18/2007
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brazen
 Definition
shameless or impudent
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maverick
 Definition
lone dissenter
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robust
 Definition
strong; healthy
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methodical
 Definition
systematic; painstaking or deliberate
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incognito
 Definition
in disguise
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indigenous
 Definition
native
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sycophant
 Definition
self-seeking, servile flatterer; "yes man"
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hedonism
 Definition
doctrine that happiness is the highest good
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medley
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a mixture
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circuitous
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roundabout
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soporific
 Definition
sleep-inducing
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innocuous
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harmless, inoffensive; boring
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effervescent
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bubbling; lively
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savory
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tasty; piquant
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magnanimous
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generous, forgiving
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audacious
 Definition
reckless, daring, or bold
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jingoist
 Definition
nationalist, extreme patriot
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emollient
 Definition
having the power to soften or relax
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lament
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to moan and express sorrow
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gregarious
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social
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acrimonious
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bitter, stinging, caustic
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benign
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harmless; having a kind expression
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cacophonous
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having a harsh sound
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didatic
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intending to intruct
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engender
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cause; to produce
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fastidious
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critical; painstaking; difficult to please
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glib
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thoughtless; unrestrained
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hone
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to refine; sharpen
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iconoclast
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someone who breaks the rules of society
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jargon
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lingo
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levity
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lightness of mind
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nostalgia
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a wistful desire to return to a former time or place
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novelty
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new; something whose chief value is decoration
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ominous
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foreboding
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paltry
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worthless; weak
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recalcitrant
 Definition
disobedient; disagreeable
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spurious
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not genuine
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tractable
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docile
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vacillate
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to waver in mind
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zealot
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extremist
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interminable
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unending
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hackneyed
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commonplace; stale
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transient
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not lasting
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abhorrent
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repulsive, hateful
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mitigate
 Definition
to lessen in force
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banal
 Definition
devoid of originality
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taciturn
 Definition
inclined to silence
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bombastic
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high-sounding, pretentious, inflated
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impetuous
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to be rash or impulsive
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bane
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something that spoils; death and destruction
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imminent
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impending
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fecund
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capable of producing fruit, productive
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loquacious
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tending to talk too much
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exculpate
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to clear from blame
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mollify
 Definition
to passify
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pedestrian
 Definition

commonplace

 

It also means someone who walks, but Mr. Washburn doesn't want you to think that. :'D
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ephemeral
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short-lived; transistory
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assuage
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to appease
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evanescent
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to fade away
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amalgamate
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to mix or blend
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decry
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to condemn; to speak disparagingly of
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puerile
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childish
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persiflage
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chatter
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miasma
 Definition
evil vapor
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platudinous
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airy; overused
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squamulose
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scaly
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sardonic
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cynical; derisive
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alacrity
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speed
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sagacious
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wise; in the manner of a sage
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scatological
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relating to poop
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verisimilitude
 Definition
appearance of truth
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turpitude
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depravity
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prodigy
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a person, especially one who is young, with great talent or ability; something that is exemplary
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ineluctable
 Definition
unavoidable
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pendulous
 Definition
hanging loosely
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persipicuity
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eloquence
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cadent
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regularly repeating
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duplicity
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deceitful
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penchant
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inclination
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restive
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restless
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raptly
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attentively
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intrepid 

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fearless
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nonce
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for the time being
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deleterious
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harmful; injurious
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haughty
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arrogrant; prideful
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opulent
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luxurious
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precocious
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unusually advanced or developed
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rancor
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resentment
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confection
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sweet food, as in candy, jams, cakes, etc.
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anachronistic
 Definition
chronologically incorrect
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coterie
 Definition
circle of friends
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ostentatious
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showy; obvious
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motley
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heterogenous
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bemoan
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lament
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nonchalant
 Definition
coolly indifferent
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fortuitous
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accidental; lucky
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raiment
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clothing
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surreptitious
 Definition
secretly
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censure
 Definition
vehement disapproval
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adulation
 Definition
worship, devotion
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torpid
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lazy
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denizen
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inhabitant
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rescind
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to invalidate; to abolish officially

 
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dearth
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lack
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bellicose
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belligerent
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garish
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tasteless
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abrogate
 Definition
to abolish officially
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egregious
 Definition
obviously wrong
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effluvium
 Definition
noxious exhalation from decaying matter
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demur
 Definition
to object
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repast
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meal
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purport
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to imply; intention
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parsimonious
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stingy
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penury
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poverty
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peruse
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to read thoroughly
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pedantic
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characterized by an excessive focus on book learning; overly concerned with trivial details
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petulant
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irritable
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gustatory
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tasty
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pandemonium
 Definition
confusion
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agoraphobia
 Definition
fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas
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fadge

(week 7) 

 Definition
to fit, to suit
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stolid
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emotionless
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gall
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to irritate, or something that's annoying
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tawdry
 Definition
cheap and flashy
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resplendent
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dazzling
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opus
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artistic work
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insipid
 Definition
boring and dull
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debacle
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fiasco
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cognizant

(week 8) 

 Definition
aware, aware of
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efficacy
 Definition
effectiveness
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voiciferous
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vocal, loud
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vivacity
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liveliness, exuberance
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impugn
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accuse, charge, censure
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seditious
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subversive, treasonous
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brine
 Definition
salt water
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ferret
 Definition
dig out, search for
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eclectic
 Definition
assorted, various
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hapless

(week 9)

Definition
unlucky, unfortunate
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hirsute
 Definition
hairy, shaggy
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query
 Definition
question, inquiry, or doubt
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itinerant
 Definition
traveling from place to place
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charade
 Definition

absurdly false situation, a travesty

 

(or the game where you act out things)
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accolade
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award or honor, praise

 

(also refers to tapping of should with sword to confer knighthood) 
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don
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to put on clothing

 

(also refers to a Spanish gentleman or the head of an organized crime family) 
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superfluous
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excessive, unnecessary
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augment
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to make larger or increase in size/number/quantity
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altruistic
 Definition
selfless
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