Vocab List 1

Question 1

Accretion

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Process of growth/increase, typically by gradual accumulation of layers.

Question 2

Acerbic

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adj
Sharp and forthright, esp. of comment or speaking style.
Tasting sour or bitter.

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Adulation

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a-juh-lay-shun
Noun
Excessive praise admiration or praise

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Ameliorate

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Uh-meal-yuh-rate
Verb
Make something bad or unsatisfactory better.

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Apotheosis

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uh-pa-thee-oh-sus
n
The highest point in the development of something.
Culmination or climax.

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Assiduous

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adj

Careful, methodical, persistent

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Assuage

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v
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

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Attenuation

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N

Reduction in severity, similar to mitigation

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Bromide

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Bro-mide

A trite and unoriginal remark, typically intended to soothe or placate

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Celerity

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Noun

Swiftness of movement

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Censure

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sen-sure
Verb
Express severe disapproval of, typically in a formal statement.

Noun
The expression of such formal disapproval.

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Conflate

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kun-flate
V
Combine two or more into one.

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Convolution

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n
Coil or twist, especially one of many.
A function derived from two given functions by integration that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other.

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Deliterious

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Del-uh-tear-E-us
Adj
Causing harm or damage

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Derogate

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V

To insult something. To say something is not important or worthy of respect.

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Diminutive

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Adj

Extremely or unusually small

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Doggerel

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Comic verse composed in irregular rhythm.
Poetry poorly written and isoften not meant to be taken seriously.
“Float like a butterfly; sting like a bee”

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Elucidate

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To make something clear, explain

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Ersatz

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ur-zats
Noun
Being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation.

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Explicate

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V

To explain or analyze

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Expropriate

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v
(especially of the state) take away (property) from its owner.
dispossess (someone) of property.

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Facile

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Fah-sl
Ignoring complexities of an issue, possibly to appear neat and tidy
Superficial

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Feckless

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adj
Lacking initiative or strength of character.
Irresponsible

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Furtive

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Attempting to avoid notice or attention, secretive

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Germane

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Relevant to the point at hand

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Halcyon

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hall-see-un adj denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful. n a mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm. a tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly colored plumage.

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Hedonist

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N | Pleasure seeker

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Histrionic

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His-tree-on-ick Noun Exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention. An actor

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Ingenue

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N Ahn-juh-new An innocent or naive girl in a movie or play or opera

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Insular

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adj | Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or people outside of one's own experience.

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Irascible

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adj | having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

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Languid

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Adj | Showing or having very little strength, energy, or activity

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Malfeasance

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n | wrongdoing, especially by a public official.

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Milieu

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mill-you n A person's social environment.

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Moribund

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more-uh-bund Adj at the point of death

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Nexus

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n connection or series of connections linking two or more things. the central and most important point or place. A connected group or series.

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Obviate

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``` v To remove (a difficulty or need). To avoid or prevent. ```

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Onerous

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Oh-ner-us Adj (Of a task or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.

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Ostentatious

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Adj Displaying wealth. Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display. Designed to impress or attract notice.

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Overt

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adj | done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.

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Panoply

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pan-uh-plea N A complete or impressive collection of things

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Parlance

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N | A particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.

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Parochial

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adj having a limited or narrow outlook or scope. Relating to a church parish.

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Pecuniary

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Of, relating to, or consisting of money

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Polemic

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Puh-lem-ick Noun Strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

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Prosaic

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pro-zay-ick Adj Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. Run-of-the-mill

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Propriety

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n the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals. the details or rules of behavior conventionally considered to be correct.

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Progenitor

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noun A person or thing from which another person or thing descended or originates. An ancestor or parent.

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Prosthelytize

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v | to try to persuade people to join a religion, cause, or group

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Recondite

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Adj Wri-kun-dIte Not known to many people. Difficult for ordinary person's comprehension

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Reticent

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adj | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech.

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Seriatim

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One at a time | In series

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Soporific

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Adj | Causing a person to become tired

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Tenuous

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Adj | Very weak or slight

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Terse

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Adj | Sparing in use of words; abrupt

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Torrid

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Toe-rud Adj Full of difficulty or tribulation. Very hot and dry.

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Tumescent

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tyoo-mess-unt adj Swollen or becoming swollen, especially as a response to sexual arousal. (Language or literary style) pompous or pretentious, tumid.