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English Vocab PT3

Terms

undefined, object
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CO perfect, COMpleTE, supremely skillful

PERQ a priviledge that goes along with a job; a PERK
circumlocution
an indirect expression
disteND
to swell, to expaND a great deal
furTIVE
secreTIVE, shy
percipitous
steep
proletariat
industrial working class
recalcitrant
stubbonrly defient of authority, disobedient
reiterate
to say again or repeat
audacity
boldness; reckless daring
callow
immature, shallow
chimera
an illusion, foolish fancy
contrite
admitting quilt; especially feeling remorseful
decadent
decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
deduce
to conclude from evidence, to infer
disdain
to reject with contempt or scorn
egalitarian
believing in the social and economic equality of all people
enervate
to reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
eqreqious
extremely bad or offensive
erudite
scholarly; deeply learned
exalt
to raise high, to glorify
itenerant
moving from place to place
metamorphosis
a magical change in form, a striking or sudden change
misanthropic
hating mankind
moribund
approacing death, about to die
odious
arousing hatred
officious
annoyingly eager to help or advise
permptory
final, dictatorial
petulant
rude, cranky, ill-tempored
rapacious
greedy, plundering, avaricious
recant
to publicly take back, to deny
rogue
a criminal or dishonest person
sacrosanct
sacred; held to be unviolable
sloth
laziness, slugishness
stricture
restriction, limitation
tenacious
persistant, stubborn
urbane
sophisticated, poised, refined
verbose
using too many words
whimsical
capricious, oddly out of the ordinary, subject to sudden change

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