Vocab

Question 1

facetious

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Humorous; playfully joking

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ostentatious

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meant to impress others;flashy

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optimum

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best possible option

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detriment

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something that causes damage,harm, or loss

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vicarious

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experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly

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dexterous

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skillful in using the hands or body

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scrupulous

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careful about moral standards; conscientious

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gregarious

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sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others

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discretion

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good judgment or tact in actions or speaking

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sensory

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Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling,tasting, or smelling

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instigate

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to bring about by moving others to action; stir up

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rudimentary

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fundamental; necessary to learn first

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resilient

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Able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune

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collaborate

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To work together on a project; cooperate in an effort

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zealot

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A person totally devoted to a purpose or cause

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squelch

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To silence or suppress; crush

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venerate

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To respect deeply; revere

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despondent

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Downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness

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retrospect

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reviewing the past; considering past events

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scoff

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To make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously

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Juxtapose

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To place close together, especially in order to compare and contrast

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lethargy

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A great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness; sluggishness

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ambiguous

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able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear

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inane

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without sense or meaning; foolish

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dissident

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A person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion

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embellish

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To decorate; beautify by adding details

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subsidize

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To support financially; provide a grant or contribution

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fritter

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To spend or waste a little at a time

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Inadvertent

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Unintentional; accidental

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Sporadic

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Happening now and then; occasional

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Utopia

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An ideal or prefect or state; a place achieving social or political perfection

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Raucous

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Noisy and disorderly; boisterous

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Recourse

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A source of help, security, or strength; something to turn to; option

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Bureaucratic

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insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness

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Reiterate

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To state again or repeatedly

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Autonomy

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Independence; self-government

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Mandate

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A group's expressed wishes; clear signal to act; vote of confidence

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Ostracize

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To expel or exclude from a group; shun

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Tantamount

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equal in effect or value; the same as

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Tenacious

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Holding firmly; persistent; stubborn