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1
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**Harangue **

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tirade; diatribe

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Vituperate

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invective; tirade against someone

==only for extreme cases

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Precipitatate (2)

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1- Hasty and rash

*instead of conducting a thorough investigation after the city hall had a break in, the mayor acted precipitately, accusing the staff of aiding criminals. *

2-To make sth happen suddenly

his actions precipitated the car accident

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**Mercurial **

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moody

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Slapdash

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hastily put together;

the office building had been constructed in a slapdash manner; so it did not surprise anyone when it collapsed

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Aboveboard

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open and honest

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**Thoroughgoing **

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complete; absolute

*As a thoroughgoing bibliophile, he schocked his friends when he bought a kindle *

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**Cadaverous **

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gaunt; emaciated. Cadaver-like

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**Macabre **

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A story or film that is filled with gruesome details about death and horror

Edgar Allen Poe was considered the master of macabre, vividly describing moments heading up to grisly deaths.

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**Untoward **

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inauspicious; not favorable not convenient

Some professors find teaching untoward as having to prepare for

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**Upbraid **

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To criticize severely; find fault with

To reproach severely; scold vehemently

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Cupidity

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Greed for money; avarice

Some people believe amassing as much money as possible is the purpose of life; yet they often realize that cupidity bring them anything but happiness

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Dupe (n.)

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A person who is easily swindled.

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Mulct

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1) to swindle or defraud someone;

2) to fine someone

the so called magical diet ended up mulcting maria out of hundreds of dollars but not hundreds of pounds.

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**Apogee **

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Highest point or culmination of something.

The apogee of the Viennese style of music, Mozart’s , music continues to mesmerize audiences.

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16
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Thrifty vs Spendthrift

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Thrifty = spends wisely

Spendthrift = spends poorly

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Sybarite

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a person who indulges in luxury;

Even though he was broke, still a sybarite at heart, he spent most of his time at 1000 dollar day spas.

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Loath vs. Loathe

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Loath= Prone to, disposed

Loathe= to abhor sth

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Penurious (2)

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  1. Truly penurious, Mary had nothing more than a jar of pennies.
  2. Sarah chose to be penurious and drive a beat up VW though with her wealth she could easily have afforded an italian sports car.
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Schadenfreude

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to take pleasure/laugh at other’s misfortunes

-like America’s funniest home videos

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Nabob

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**wealthy, influential person **

nabobs can bee seen, heads bobbing, driving fancy italian sports cards

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**Zeitgeist **

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**“Spirit of the times” **

The zeitgeist of the 2000’s was a mixture of fear and frivolity.

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Sangfroid

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Calmness and poise; especially in trying situations

The hostage negotiator exhibited a sangfroid that often times was more menacing than the sword at his throat.

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**Junta **

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to join; aggressive takeover by a group

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Imbroglio

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a confusing or potentially embarassing situation

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**Parvenu **

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**New money people; baofahu **

The theater was full of parvenus, each thought they were flanked by real aristocrats.

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**Demur **

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To object or express reluctance to do sth.

“When asked if she wanted to visit the war-torn country w/out a translator, the journalist demurred. “

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Arriviste

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**kind of like parvenu (bfh), except also possesses ruthless ambition. **

The city center was a flutter with arrivistes who each tried to outdo one another with their ostentations sports cars.

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**Lagniappe **

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**an unexepected gift **

The islanders thought that the seafarers had brought them a lagniappe, when the latter presented them with gold coins.

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Gerrymander

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manipulation of boundaries to favor a certain group;

Years ago savvy politicians had gerrymandered the city center to ensure their re-election.

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**Apostasy **

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Apostates commit apostasy

An apostate of the republican party, Peter has yet to become involved with any new clubs.

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Sanctimonious

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fake piety; “holier than thou”

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Lascivious

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lecherous, prurient, libidinous

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Prevaricate

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wiggle one’s way out of a lie or pointed question

35
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Turpitude

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“Depravity, those acts deemed downright wicked and immoral.”

– stronger than lascivious, et al

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**Jingoist **

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Patriot + bellicose

hawkish

36
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**Cow **

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to use intimidation to make someone give in

Do not be cowed by a 3000 word vocabulary list: turn that list into a deck of flashcards

37
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**Underwrite **

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Support financially

38
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Overweening

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presumptuously arrogant

Mark was so convinced in his basketball skills, that in his overweening pride, he could not fathom he was not on varsity; he went up to the coach and said “ you forgot my name”

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**Ferret **

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To search for sth persistently

40
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Skullduggery

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Unfair or dishonest practices carried out in a way in order to trick people

41
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Unseemliness

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Solecism; behavior not in good taste

42
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Palimpset

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Anything that has been changed numerous times but on which traces of the former iteration can still be found.

ie. chalkboard,

The downtown was a palimpset of the city’s checkered past; a new starbucks had opened next to an abandoned classroom.

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Solecism

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behavior not in good taste; unseemliness

44
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Quiescent

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**quiet, sluggish, dormant; **

a quiscent personality could lead to terse responses to attempts at conversation

45
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**Sportive **

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playful and frolicsome

46
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Descry

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“catch sight of”

47
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Sanction

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to endorse; to wallow; roll about lazily; devote oneself to

48
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**Runic **

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mysterious or “secret in meaning”

49
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Derogate

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to insult sth; to suggest that sth or sb is not important of worthy of respect:

50
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Prophylactic

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guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection

51
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**Pulchritude **

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Physical beauty or loveliness

52
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**Eviscerated **

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“to remove something of central significance; disembowel

53
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**Licentious **

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prurient, promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

54
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Portentous

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Serious and significant; eliciting awe & amazement

55
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Festoon

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Ornamental chain of flowers or ribbons

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