Freshman COMP VOCAB

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Concierge

A hotel employee whose job is to assist guest

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Classist

Describes discrimination for or against members of a certain social class

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Influx

A sudden arrival of a large number of people or things.

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Svelt

A term describing someone who is slender and elegantly thin.

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Nomadic

Some who travels a lot and doesn’t live in one place

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Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated

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array

an impressive display of a particular type of thing

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Patronizing

supposed to be kind or helpful but actually showing a feeling of superiority, almost condescending

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Indignantly

in a manner that shows anger or annoyance at perceived unfair treatment.

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Morisely

gloomy-ill humored way

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terseness

the use of very few words to communicate, in a way that is almost rude

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Inscrutable

difficult to under or interpret

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Miscreant

A person that behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law

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Demur

To show reluctance or avoidance to do something

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Prevaricate

to speak or act in an avoidant way

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otensibily

apparently true but perhaps not true

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Circumspect

unwilling to take risk

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Harebrained

Foolish, showing poor judgement

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The Latin prefix “Con”

with or “together”

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The Latin suffix “Ist”

someone who follows a specific system or behavior

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The Latin root “Circum”

around or "about"

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The Latin root “Scrut”

to examine or search closely

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The Latin root “Patron”

protector or master

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