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WF: Unit 1-10
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Language - English
Undergraduate 2
06/20/2008
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aberration
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something different from the usual
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abstract
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theoretical; not concrete; difficult to understand
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abstruse
 Definition
difficult to understand
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accede
 Definition
to agree to
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acclaim
 Definition
applause; approval
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acme
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highest point
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acquiesce
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to agree without protesting
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acrimony
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bitterness; hostility
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adroit
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skillful
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advent
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arrival or coming
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adverse
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unfavorable; harmful
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advocate
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to recommend; plead for
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
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affable
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good-natured; easy to approach
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affirmation
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positive declaration; confirmation
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affluent
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wealthy; abundant
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alienated
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feeling emotionally removed
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alleviate
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to relieve; improve somewhat
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allude
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to refer indirectly
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altruistic
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selfless; generous
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ambiguous
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doubtful; unclear
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ambivalent
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having conflict feelings
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ameliorate
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to improve
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amicable
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friendly
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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lawlessness
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animosity
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hostility; hatred
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anomaly
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irregularity
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antagonistic
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hostile
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antecedent
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something that comes before
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antipathy
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dislike
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antiquated
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obsolete (aged)
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apathy
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indifference
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appease
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to calm; pacify
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; selected randomly
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arcane
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secret; obscure
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archaic
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out of date
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articulate
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clear and effective in speech
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artifice
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trickery
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ascendancy
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power; state of rising
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asceticism
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self-denial
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aspire
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to aim at a goal
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assertion
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declaration that something is true
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assessment
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estimation; evaluation
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assuage
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to make less severe
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astute
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shrewd
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attribute
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essential quality
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augment
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to increase
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austere
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unadorned; stern
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authoritarian
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having total control
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autonomous
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self-governing
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aversion
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intense dislike
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banal
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commonplace; unoriginal
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bellicose
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aggressive; warlike
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benevolent
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generous; charitable
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benign
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harmless; kind
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bias
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prejudice
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bigotry
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intolerance
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bolster
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to prop up; support
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bourgeois
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typical of the middle class
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bureaucracy
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administration of a government or a large complex organization; inflexible management
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burgeon
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to flourish
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buttress
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to reinforce; support
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cajole
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to coax; pursuade
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candor
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honesty of expression
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capitulate
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to surrender
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capricious
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fickle
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caricature
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exaggerated portrait
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catalyst
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something causing change
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cathartic
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purifying; cleansing
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censure
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to blame; criticize
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charisma
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personal magnetism
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charlatan
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fake
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chauvinism
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fanatical patriotism; prejudiced belief in the superiority of a group
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chimerical
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fantastic; highly imaginative; illusory; fanciful
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chronic
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constant; prolonged
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circumvent
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to avoid
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clandestine
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secret
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clemency
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leniency
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coercion
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use of force
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cogent
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convincing; logically compelling
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cognition
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mental process by which knowledge is acquired
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coherent
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understandable; sticking together
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collaborate
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to work together
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compliant
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yielding
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comprehensive
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thorough
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concede
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to admit; yield
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concilatory
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overcoming distrust or hostility
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conclusive
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decisive; ending all dispute
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concur
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to agree
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condone
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to overlook; forgive
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conformity
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harmony; agreement
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conjecture
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conclusion reached without proof
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consensus
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general agreement
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contention
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assertion; controversy
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contentious
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causing quarrels
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contavene
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to act contrary to; violate
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conventional
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customary
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conviciton
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fixed belief
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