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Vocabulary Workshop
Units 10 - 12
50
Other
Not Applicable
02/14/2005

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Term
acumen
Definition
keenness of insight, quickness or accuracy of judgement
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adjudicate
Definition
to act as a judge in a matter
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anachronism
Definition
a chronological miscplacing of events
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apocryphal
Definition
of doubtful or questionable authenticity
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disparity
Definition
difference or inequality in age, rank, degree, etc...
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dissimulate
Definition
to hide or disguise one's true thoughts
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empirical
Definition
derived from, dependent upon, or guided by practical experience
(empircial data)
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flamboyant
Definition
highly elaborate or ornate
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fulsome
Definition
offensively insincere or excessive: disgusting
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immolate
Definition
to kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire
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imperceptible
Definition
extremely slight; incapable of being perceived
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lackey
Definition
a uniformed male servant
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liason
Definition
the contact or means of communication between groups
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monolithic
Definition
characterized by massiveness, solidness
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mot juste
Definition
the most suitable or exact word of expression
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nihilism
Definition
a total rejection of existing laws, institutions and moral values
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patrician
Definition
a member of the ruling class, person of high or noble rank
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propitiate
Definition
to make someone or something favorably inclined toward oneself, satisfy or appease
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sic
Definition
thus so, intentionally written so:
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sublimate
Definition
to redirect the energy of a biological or instinctual impulse into a higher or more acceptable channel
rechannel
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apostate
Definition
one who forsakes his or her religion
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bravado
Definition
a display of false or assumed courage
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consensus
Definition
a collective or general agreement of opinion
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constrict
Definition
to make smaller or narrower
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dichotomy
Definition
a division of two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts, schism, division
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effusive
Definition
highly lavish/unrestrained
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euphoria
Definition
a feeling of great happiness
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gothic
Definition
characterized by a gloomy setting etc...
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impasse
Definition
a dead end, no escape
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lugubrious
Definition
sad, mournful, gloomy
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non sequitur
Definition
an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts
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parious
Definition
full of danger or risk
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punctilio
Definition
a minute detail of conduct or procedure
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quixotic
Definition
extravagantly or romantically idealistic, utopian
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raconteur
Definition
a person who tells stories with great skill
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sine qua non
Definition
an essential or indispensible element or condition
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vendetta
Definition
a prolonged feud (two families)
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apposite
Definition
appropriate
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augur
Definition
a prophet or seer
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bilk
Definition
to defraud, cheat or swindle
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execrable
Definition
utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent
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impinge
Definition
to strike against or collide with violently
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niggardly
Definition
stingy, meanly small or insufficient
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pastiche
Definition
a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources
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precarious
Definition
very uncertain or unsure
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rapport
Definition
a close and harmonious relationship
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utilitarian
Definition
stressing practicality over other considerations
practical
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vacuous
Definition
devoid of matter, substance, or meaning
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vagary
Definition
unpredictable or purposeless action
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viable
Definition
capable of living or developing under normal circumstances
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