vocab 1

Question 1

aberrant

Answer 1

deviating from the norm

Question 2

abscond

Answer 2

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Question 3

approbation

Answer 3

an expression of approval or praise

Question 4

arduous

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strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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to ease or lessen; to ease or pacify

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audacious

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daring and fearless; recklessly bold (audacity)

Question 7

austere

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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

Question 8

axiomatic

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taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

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capricious

Answer 9

inclined to change ones mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable

Question 10

censure

Answer 10

to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

Question 11

chicanery

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trickery or subterfuge (deceit used to reach a goal)

Question 12

disabuse

Answer 12

to undeceive; set right

Question 13

discordant

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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extreme boldness; presumptuous

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enervate

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

Question 17

ennui

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom/apathy

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equivocate

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Question 19

erudite

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very learned, scholarly

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exculpate

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to exonerate, to clear of blame

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exigent

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urgent, pressing, requiring immediate attention or action

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extemporaneous

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improvised or done without preparation

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fulminate

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to loudly attack or denounce

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ingenuous

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lacking in sophistication; candid/frank

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inured

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accustomed to accepting something undesireable

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irascible

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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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to praise highly

Question 28

magnanimity

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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart; esp forgiving

Question 29

nascent

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coming into being; in early developmental stages

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neologism

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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or new use of words or senses

Question 31

obtuse

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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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obviate

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to anticipate and make unnecessary

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onerous

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troubling or burdensome

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paean

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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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perfidy

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intentional breach of faith; treachery

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perfunctory

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cursory; done without care or interest

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perspicacious

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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment

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prattle

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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manor

Question 39

prevaricate

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to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead

Question 40

refute

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to disprove, to successfully argue against

Question 41

relegate

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to forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position