Vocab #1-60

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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 other party

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acerbic

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sour or 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; skillful under pressing conditions

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adulatory

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to praise or admire excessively; fawn on

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aeon

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an indefinitely long period of time; an age

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aesthetically

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tastefully

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affectation

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assumed rather than natural behavior; artificiality

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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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unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness

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amalgam

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a combination of diverse elements; 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 especially of an interesting or humorous incident

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animus

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disposition; feeling of ill will

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anomalous

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deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule

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antediluvian

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really old, prehistoric

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antidisestablishmentarianism

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opposition to the withdrawal of state support from an established organization or church

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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, impassiveness

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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 or instinctive physical desire

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archaic

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of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period

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articulate

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characterized by the use of clear, expressive language

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assuage

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to satisfy or appease, relieve

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atavism

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the reoccurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence

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attentiveness

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giving care and attention; watchful

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auspicious

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attended by favorable circumstances

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authoritarian

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characterized by or favoring obedience to authority

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avant-garde

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a group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts

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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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inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

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bemoaning

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to lament, expressing grief or disappointment about something

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beneficial

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producing or promoting a favorable result

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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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big

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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 speech or writing

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boon

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a benefit bestowed

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bowdlerize

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to remove offensive portions 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, brief in duration

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brusque

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abrupt or curt in manner

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buffeting

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a blow or cuff with or as if with the hand

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bureaucratic

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of or relating to arbitrary and rigid devotion to the routine of administrative procedure

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burgeon

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to grow and flourish

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candor

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frankness or sincerity of expression

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capitulate

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to surrender under specified conditions

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caustic

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corrosive, sarcastic

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chagrin

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feeling a mental unease caused by failure, disappointment, or disconcerting event

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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 magnetism or charm

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chicanery

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trickery; subterfuge