Vocab 1

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2. abrogate

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(v) to abolish

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1. abdicate

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(v) to renounce; give up

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3. surreptitious

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(adj) done or acting in a secret, sly manner

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4. voracious

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(adj) an insatiable appetite for an activity or food

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5. officious

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(adj) ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted services or advice

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6. spurious

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(adj) not genuine; false

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7. onerous

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(adj) troublesome or oppressive; burdensome

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8. gregarious

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(adj) seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable

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9. pious

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(adj) devout or virtuous

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10. accretion

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(n) growth; increase

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11. attrition

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(n) a gradual reduction or weakening

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12. edification

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(n) enlighten; instruct

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13. ablution

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(n) a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual

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14. elocution

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(n) the art of public speaking

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15. adumbration

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(n) foreshadowing

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16. pedestrian

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(adj) ordinary; moving on foot

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17. carrion

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(n) dead and rotting flesh

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18. pinion

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(v) to bind the wings so as not to fly; confine

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19. altruism

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(n) unselfish aid to others, generosity

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20. amalgamate

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(v) to combine; unite in one body

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21. deploy

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(v) to arrange strategically

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22. cavalier

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(adj) casual; carefree and nonchalant; arrogant disregard

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23. egg

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(v) to encourage or incite to action

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24. mete

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(v) to distribute by or as if by measure; allot

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25. nullify

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(v) to make useless; cancel or undo

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26. embroil

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(v) to involve in argument or hostile action

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27. waffle

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(v) to speak or write evasively

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28. ascribe

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(v) to attribute to a specific cause, source, or origin

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29. anathema

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(n) solemn curse

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30. aplomb

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(n) poise

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31. apothegm

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(n) pithy, compact saying

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32. coerce

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(v) to force someone by threatening or physically overpowering them

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33. aspersion

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(n) slanderous remark

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34. abate

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(v) to reduce

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35. banal

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(adj) hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality

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36. gambit

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(n) to take a risk for some advantage; a calculated move

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37. jaunt

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(n) a short pleasure trip

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38. bedraggle

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(v) to wet thoroughly

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39. lithe

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(adj) bending easily and gracefully

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40. aesthetic

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(adj) having to do with artistic beauty