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aberrant

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abnormal or deviant

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abstain

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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

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adamant

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hard; inflexible

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aggressor

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attacker

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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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amenable

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readily managed; willing to be led

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baffle

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frustrate; perplex

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barricade

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hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle

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befuddle

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confuse thoroughly

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boisterous

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violent; rough; noisy

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breadth

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width; extent

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brunt

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main impact or shock

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buffet

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slap; batter; knock about

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catholic

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wide-ranging in interests

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caustic

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burning; sarcastically biting

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chronicle

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report; record (in chronological order)

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corporeal

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bodily; material

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correlation

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mutual relationship

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deprecate

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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

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devout

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pious

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21
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disparate

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basically different; unrelated

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diverge

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vary; go in different directions from the same point

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embed

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enclose; place in something

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encompass

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surround

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encroachment

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gradual intrusion

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endemic

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prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country

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overbearing

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bossy and arrogant; decisively important

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paramount

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foremost in importance; supreme

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pariah

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social outcast

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perpetuate

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make something last; preserve from extinction

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phenomena

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observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

32
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pique

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provoke or arouse; annoy

33
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prognosis

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forecasted course of a disease; prediction

34
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prototype

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original work used as a model by others

35
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provocative

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arousing anger or interest; annoying

36
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relic

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surviving remnant; memento

37
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reproach

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express disapproval or disappointment

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sedition

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resistance to authority; insubordination

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shoddy

A

inferior; trashy; cheap

40
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sporadic

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occurring irregularly

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swerve

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deviate; turn aside sharply

42
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temperament

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characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess

43
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thwart

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prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat

44
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treatise

A

article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

45
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turmoil

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great commotion and confusion

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unequivocal

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plain; obvious; unmistakable

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vent

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make known (opinions, feelings); (2) give off; (3) give emotional release to

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epitome

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perfect example or embodiment

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exhort

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exploit

A

make use of, sometimes unjustly

51
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façade

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(1) front (of building); (2) superficial or false appearance

52
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expository

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explanatory; serving to explain

53
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fastidious

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difficult to please; squeamish

54
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fatalism

A

belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control

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flamboyant

56
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foible

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weakness; slight fault

57
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forestall

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prevent by taking action in advance

58
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formality

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ceremonious quality; something done just for form’s sake

59
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furor

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frenzy; great excitement

60
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galvanize

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stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize

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harbor

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provide a refuge for; hide

62
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immutable

A

unchangeable

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impassive

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without feeling; imperturbable; stoical

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inception

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start; beginning

65
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inert

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(l) chemically inactive; (2) lacking power to move

66
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judicious

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sound in judgment; wise

67
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lackadaisical

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lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid

68
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lexicon

A

dictionary

69
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malign

A

speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame

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martial

71
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menial

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suitable for servants; lowly; mean

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mishap

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obscure

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dark; vague; unclear

74
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onerous

A

burdensome

75
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opulence

A

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

Academic Writing Vocab (11 decks)

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