Vocab 1

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abrasive

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harsh and rough in manner

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accusatory

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containing a charge of wrongdoing against a person or another party

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acerbic

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sour and bitter

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acolyte

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a devoted follower or attendant

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adept

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very skilled

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adroit

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dexterous or deft

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adulatory

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to praise or admire excessively

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aeon

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an infinitely long period of time

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aesthetically

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tastefully

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affectation

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assumed rather than natural behavior

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agent

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the means by which an effect or result is produced

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agitated

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to upset, disturb

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altruism

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selflessness

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amalgam

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a mixture

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ambivalent

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having coexisting or opposing attitudes

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ameliorate

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to improve

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anecdote

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a short account of a humorous tale

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animus

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feeling of ill will

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anomalous

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deviating from the norm

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antediluvian

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really old, prehistoric

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disestablishmentarianism

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opposition to the withdrawal of state support from an established organization

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antithetical

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being in diametrical opposition

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apathy

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lack of interest or concern

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apoplectic

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enraged

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appalled

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dismayed

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appetite

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a strong urge

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archaic

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relating to a much more primitive period

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articulate

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using clear expressive language

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assuage

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to satisfy or appease

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atavism

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the reoccurrence of previous behavior

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attentiveness

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giving care or attention

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auspicious

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favorable circumstances

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authoritarian

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favoring obedience

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avant-garde

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a group active in the application of new techniques in a certain field

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bane

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a cause of fatal injury or ruin

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beguiled

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to be deceived by skillful deceit

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belligerent

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hostile or aggressive

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bemoaning

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to lament

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beneficial

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advantageous

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bipartisan

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supported by two political parties

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blithe

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carefree and lighthearted

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bog

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a wetland

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bolster

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to support

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bombastic

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pompous

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boon

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a benefit

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bowdlerize

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to remove offensive proportions from a book

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breezy

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lively and cheerful and relaxed

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brevity

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terseness

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brusque

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abrupt or curt in manner

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buffetting

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a blow or cuff with the hand

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bureaucratic

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relating to the routine of administrative procedures

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burgeon

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to grow and flourish

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candor

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truthfulness of expression

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capitulate

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to surrender

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caustic

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corrosive, sarcastic

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chagrin

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feeling of mental unease caused by disappointment

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characterization

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a description of qualities or peculiarities

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characterless

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bland, uninteresting

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charismatic

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having personal charm

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chicanery

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trickery