Midterm Fully Study

Question 1

abate

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to diminish in intensity

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aberrant

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diverging from the standard type

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abjure

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to reject or renounce

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abscond

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to leave secretly , evading detection

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acumen

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keen judgement and perception

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admonish

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scold or to advise firmly

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adulterate

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to contaminate or make impure by introducing inferior elements

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aggrandize

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enlarge or increase , esp wealth , power , reputation

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affectation

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fake or artificial behavior , often in order to conceal the truth.

Question 10

alacrity

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promptness and eagerness

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ambiguous

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unclear , or open to many interpretations

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ambivalent

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having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something

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ameliorate

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to improve or mitigate a situation

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amenable

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easily convinced or persuaded

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anachronism

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something old-fashioned, or in a time where something does not belong

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analogous

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comparable

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anoint

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to choose for office

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antipathy

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strong dislike or hatred

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arcane

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secret or known only to a select group

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artless

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without artifice , natural , untrained

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ascetic

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austere or self-denying

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benign

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gentle or harmless

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banal

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boring or cliche

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avarice

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greed

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audacious

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bold

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bolster

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shore up or support

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brazen

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bold or open to the point of shocking , shameless

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bucolic

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rustic

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canon

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accepted rules of tenants or a discipline, sacred work/scripture

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capricious

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unpredictable , whimsical , mercurial

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castigate

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to scold or berate strongly

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censure

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express intense condemnation

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cogent

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clearly laid out and persuasive

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commensurate

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in accordance with proportional

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coalesce

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to come together , esp from disparate parts

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connoisseur

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expert in a certain matter

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deftness

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skill , acumen

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deflect

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divert or cause to ricochet

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deference

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respect or polite submission

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decorum

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appropriate behavior or good manners

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craven

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to the point of being shameful

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covet

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to desire something that does not belong to you

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contentious

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involving conflict , controversial

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demur

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to object or raise concerns

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denigrate

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say negative things about

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delineate

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to clearly demarcate a boundary

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zeal

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passion or fervor