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Vocabulary Words Chp.1-5
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Undergraduate 1
09/16/2013

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Equivocate
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To be deliberately vague in order to mislead
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Impeccable
Definition
Faultless;Perfect
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Solicitous
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Showing or expressing concern;care;or attention
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Predisposed
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Tending toward or open to something beforehand
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Sham
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A pretense or counterfeit;something meant to deceive
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Liaison
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A person who serves as a connection between individual or groups;a go between
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Solace
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Comfort in sorrow or misfortune,consolation
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Fortuitous
Definition
Happening by chance,by accident,or at random,lucky
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Reprehensible
Definition
Deserving of blame,criticism,or disapproval
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Propensity
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A natural preference or tendency
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Relinquish
Definition
To surrender or give up something
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Berate
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To criticize or scold harshly
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Dexterous
Definition
Skillful in using the hands or body
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Discretion
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Tact and good judgement in one's actions and speech
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Detriment
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Something that causes damage or loss
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Ostentatious
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Conspicuous so as to impress others
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Gregarious
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Enjoying or seeking the company of others
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Sensory
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Of the senses
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Facetious
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Playfully witty
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Vicarious
Definition
Experienced indirectly
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Optimum
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Most favorable or desirable
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Scrupulous
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Conscientious
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Rudimentary
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Elementary
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Zealot
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A person enthusiastically devoted to a purpose or cause,sometimes too much so
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Instigate
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To cause by stirring others to action
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Scoff
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To make fun of
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Venerate
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To look upon with deep respect
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Resilient
Definition
able to recover quickly
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Retrospect
Definition
Looking back on or reviewing the past
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Despondent
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Depressed
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Collaborate
Definition
To work together
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Squelch
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To completely silence or suppress
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Juxtapose
Definition
To place close together;compare or contrast
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Dissident
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A rebel
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Subsidize
Definition
Support financially
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Sporadic
Definition
Happening now and then;occasionally
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Lethargy
Definition
A great lack of energy
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Ambiguous
Definition
Not clear
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Inane
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Foolish
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Embellish
Definition
To decorate
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Fritter
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To spend or waste a little at a time
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Inadvertent
Definition
Unintentional;accidental
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Regress
Definition
To return to an earlier,generally worse,condition or behavior
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Euphoric
Definition
Overjoyed
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Infallible
Definition
Not capable of error or failure;unable to make mistakes
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Estrange
Definition
To make unsympathetic or unfriendly;alienate
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Zenith
Definition
The highest point or condition;peak
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Ubiquitous
Definition
Seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
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Berate
Definition
To criticize or scold harshly
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Maudlin
Definition
Tearfully sentimental;overly emotional
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Impetuous
Definition
Done or acting in a hurry;implusive
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