Vocabulary 1

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ambivilance

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(noun) mixed feelings or emotions

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Contends

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(vb) maintain or assert

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auspicious

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favorable circumstances and good luck

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aspirations

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will to succeed or act of inhaling

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imprudent

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not wise

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memoir

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an account of author’s personal experiences

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irrevocably

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irreversible, not able to be changed, final

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definitive

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final, conclusion or agreement

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finality

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fact or impression of being final

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wrenching

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violent twist

feeling sad or distressed

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ennobling

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give noble rank or title

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paranoia

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mental condition characterized with delusions

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candidacy

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a person regarded as suitable, for jobs or is nominated for election

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delineate

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describe, portray or represent

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multifaceted

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many aspects

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affinity

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natural liking or sympathy for someone

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salutary

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benefitial, advantageous, something good to destroy bad

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conciliatory

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(adj) intended or likely to pacify, peacemaking

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exacerbated

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make a problem worse

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averted

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turn or ward off, avoid

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paradigm

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an example, a model

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zenith

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highest point

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periphery

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outer limits or edge of area, the border

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inception

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establishment or starting place of institution, beginning, start, birth

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epitome

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person or thing that is the perfect example, paradigm

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conservative

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holding traditional value, conventional, cautious about change

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provincial

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territorial, state, region outside the capital city

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benevolent

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kind

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prophetic

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accurately predicting what will happen in the future

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expatriate

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person who lives outside their native country

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depravities

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wicked and morally corrupt

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wayward

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difficult to control, stubborn, headstrong, defiant

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exemplary

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representing best of its kind, flawless

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ineffectual

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not producing any desired effect

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reticent

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not revealing one's thoughts, withdrawn, uncommunicative

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clandestine

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kept secret, done secretly, covert, furtive

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liberality

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quality of spending freely, open to new ideas

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doctrinaire

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seeking to impose a doctrine; rigid, inflexible

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autonomous

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self government, sovereign, independant

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intransigence

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unwilling or refusing to change one's will

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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation; unclear; double meaning

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wane

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decrease, diminish, to lessen; recede

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unsightly

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ugly, grotesque

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commission

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a special group a fee

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antics

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foolish, outrageous behavior; pranks

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appalling

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awful, terrible

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rhetoric

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art of persuasive and effective speaking

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audacious

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willingness to take surprisingly bold risks; to be disrespectful

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effacing

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eradicate, erased

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forgo

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decline to take, omit, to give up

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disparaging

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expressing your opinion that something is not worth a lot; belittle

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tenacious

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tending to keep firm; powerful; holding on and unshakeable

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precedent

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earlier event or action; example

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preemptive

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power to prevent

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writerly

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characteristics or professional writer

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orchestrated

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arranged

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insidious

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stealthy, subtle; treacherous and crafty

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literary

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knowledgeable about literature

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paradoxically

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self contradicting; seemingly absurd

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grandeur

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splendid and magnificent

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resentment

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bitterness because of being treated unfairly

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waned

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progressive smaller parts of its visible surface illuminated

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transference

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action of transfering

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titillated

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stimulate or excite in sexual way

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indulgent

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permissive, tolerant, understanding

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vaudeville

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type of entertainment in the US, mixture of comedy, song, and dance