Semester Exam Study Guide

Question 1

Coalition

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Combination in a body or mass

Question 2

Decadence

Answer 2

A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline

Question 3

Elicit

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To educe or extract gradually or without violence

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Hiatus

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A gap or interruption, break, interval

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Innuendo

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An indirect insinuation or suggestion about a person or thing, usually of a degrading and derogatory nature.

Question 6

Intercede

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To plead on someone else’s behalf, to mediate an argument

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Meritorious

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Deserving reward or praise

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Prerogative

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An exclusive right or privilege held by a person or group

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Provincial

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One who is uncultured in thoughts and manner; narrow minded and not open to new ideas.

Question 10

Simulate

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Imitate

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Transcend

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To surpass; pass beyond the limit

Question 12

Ameliorate

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To make or grow better

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Bombastic

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Pompous in speech or writing

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Drivel

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Foolish talk or thinking; nonsense

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Epitome

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A simplified representation; a summary

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Infringe

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To trespass upon; to violate

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Ingratiate

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To win confidence or good graces for oneself

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Millenium

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A hoped for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice

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Occult

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Supernatural forces, events, and beings collectively; Dealing with supernatural phenomena, involving the supernatural.

Question 20

Permeate

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To spread or diffuse through

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Precipitate

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To cause to happen early or prematurely; moving along rapidly without careful attention

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Stringent

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Imposing rigid standards of performance; severe; strict

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Surmise

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An idea or opinion that lacks proof; a conjecture

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Assuage

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To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe

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Abominate

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To detest or hate intensely

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Ascribe

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To assign as a quality or attribute

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Circuitous

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Taking a roundabout, lengthy course

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Commiserate

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To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with

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Expedite

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To hasten the movement or progress of

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Nominal

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In name only; insignificantly small, minor

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Noncommittal

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Not decisive; unwilling to make a decision

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Proclivity

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A natural propensity or inclination; tendency

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Seditious

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Eager to overthrow the current government; intensely focused on rebellion

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Tenuous

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Having little substance; flimsy

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Vitriolic

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Bitterly scathing; cruel and sarcastic

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Affable

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Easy to speak to; friendly

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Amorphous

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Without determinate shape

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Archetype

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An ideal example; model or quintessence

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Contraband

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Goods that have been illegally smuggled in or out; prohibited, illegal, or forbidden

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Erudite

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Characterized by extensive knowledge and book smarts

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Infer

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To conclude from facts or premises

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Inscrutable

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Difficult to understand or fathom

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Irrevocable

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Impossible to retract or take back

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Propensity

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An innate inclination; tendency

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Resilient

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Able to recover quickly; able to return to an original form

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Reverberate

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To resound in a succession of echoes

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Addendum

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Something added, or to be added

Question 48

Amnesty

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A general pardon granted by the government

Question 49

Autonomy

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Self-government

Question 50

Caveat

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A warning or caution

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Equitable

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Characterized by fairness

Question 52

Prognosticate

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To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell

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Scathing

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Regarding bitterly abusive criticism; harshly critical

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Straitlaced

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Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions

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Transient

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One who stays for only a short time; lasting a very short time, fleeting

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Unwieldy

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Moved or managed with difficulty; as from great size or awkward shape

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Anomalous

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Deviating from the normal

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Bizarre

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Extremely strange and unusual

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Contrive

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To plan with cleverness or engenuity, to devise

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Demagogue

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A leader who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience

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Fetter

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A chain or shackle placed on the feet; to restrict the freedom of; to shackle

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Heinous

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Shockingly brutal or cruel; hateful

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Immutable

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Not subject or susceptible to change

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Insurgent

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A person who rebels against lawful authority; rising in revolt against lawful authority

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Megalomania

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A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies; of wealth power or omnipotence

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Transgress

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To go beyond a limit; to violate a law

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Vicarious

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Suffered or done in place for the sake of another; experienced secondhand