English Final Vocab

Question 1

Laxity

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State of lacking in rigor or strictness

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Exuberance

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Quality of being full of unrestrained enthusiasm

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Eviscerate

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To take away a vital part of something

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Configuration

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Arrangement of parts of elements

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Phosphorescent

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Emitting light but no heat

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Negligence

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Characterized by a lack of care

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Talisman

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A magic object with power

Question 8

Incendiary

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Tending to inflame or arouse

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Deferment

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Temporary postponement of induction into the military

Question 10

Hamlet

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Small town or village

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Bombast

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Pretentious, high sounding

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Saucy

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Insolent, impertinent, boldly smart

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Taper

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Diminish, reduce

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Gall

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Impudence, effrontery, nerve

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Pith

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Pointed, concise

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Traverse

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To pass over, along, or through

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Beguile

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To influence by trickery, mislead

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Coffers

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A box or chest, especially for money or valuables

Question 19

Knave

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An untrustworthy or dishonest person

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Choler

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Anger, wrath, irritability

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Parley

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A discussion or conference

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Minx

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An impudent or flirtatious girl

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Edified

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Benefited or instructed

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Sequester

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To remove or withdraw for the purpose of seclusion

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Consolation

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The act of being comforted or made to feel better

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Sanctum

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A sacred place, a place where one is free from intrusion

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Desecrate

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To violate the sanctify of, to treat irreverently or profanely

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Incredulous

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Expressing disbelief, highly skeptical

Question 29

Imposing

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Commanding, impressive because of size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur

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Chastise

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To punish, to censure severely, to castigate

Question 31

Discomfiture

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The state of being disconcerted or thwarted or embarrassed

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Stealthily

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In a secret, furtive, or sly way

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Crescendo

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A gradual increase in the volume or intensity of a sound

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Punctilious

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Attentive to finer points of etiquette and formal conduct

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Flapper

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A young woman who flaunts her disdain for conventional dress and behavior in the 1920s

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Jaunty

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Crisp and dapper in appearance, natty

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Incredulity

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Disbelief

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Subterfuge

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An evasive tactic used to evade confrontation

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Insolent

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Arrogant or rude

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Incredulous

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Disbelieving or skeptical

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Condescend

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To patronize, to descend to the level of one considered inferior

Question 42

Disdain

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Contempt, scorn

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Supercilious

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Feeling or showing haughty disdain, overbearing, arrogant

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Tawdry

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Gaudy or cheap in nature or appearance

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Vacuous

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Empty or devoid of matter or stupid

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Euphemism

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Substituting a mild or vague term for one that is considered blunt or offensive or harsh

Question 47

Enigma

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Something hard to understand or explain; an inscrutable or mysterious person

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Castigation

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Criticism or punishment

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Boding/foreboding

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Inner feeling of future misfortune

Question 50

Anon

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Soon

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Naught

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Nothing

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Frailty

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Weakness

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Aught

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Anything

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Malignant

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Evil or cancerous

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Censure

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Strong or vehement expression of disapproval

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Relent

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To give in

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Punitive

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Intended to punish

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Emaciated

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Excessively skinny or underweight

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Defile

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To pollute or make dirty

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Ascertain

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To learn with certainty or assurance

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Autonomy

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Independence

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Covet

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Wish for

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Concede

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To admit or acknowledge as true

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Cavernous

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Hollow, deep, and vast

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Superfluous

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Extra, unnecessary

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Litany

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A recitation, a prolonged or tedious accouns

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Embellish

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To beautify or enhance

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Diaphanous

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Very sheer and light, almost completely transparent

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Ruminate

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To mediate or ponder

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Haphazard

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Characterized by lack of order or planning

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Imperceptible

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Very slight gradual, barely able to perceived by the senses

Question 72

Assiduous

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Working diligently at a task