Vocab Class Groups 1-5 (Part II)

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cursory

hasty

think of a mouse

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daunting

intimidating

<p>intimidating</p>
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deify

to make a god of;to look upon or worship as a god

<p>to make a god of;to look upon or worship as a god</p>
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disseminate

to scatter or spread widely

<p>to scatter or spread widely</p>
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feasible

possible

<p>possible</p>
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cerebral

intellectual, deep

<p>intellectual, deep</p>
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locquacious

talkative

<p>talkative</p>
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misanthropic

disliking humankind and avoiding human society

<p>disliking humankind and avoiding human society</p>
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misnomer

wrong name

<p>wrong name</p>
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negligent

careless

<p>careless</p>
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obsequious

overly submissive and eager to please

<p>overly submissive and eager to please</p>
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placate

to appease

<p>to appease</p>
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proclivity

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

<p>a natural or habitual inclination or tendency</p>
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puerile

childish

<p>childish</p>
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adulterate

to make impure

<p>to make impure</p>
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advocate

to support

<p>to support</p>
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aggrandize

to increase or make greater

<p>to increase or make greater</p>
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alacrity

eagerness

<p>eagerness</p>
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ameliorate

to make better

<p>to make better</p>
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amenable

agreeable

<p>agreeable</p>
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banal

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

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brazen

shameless

<p>shameless</p>
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candid

honest and straightforward

<p>honest and straightforward</p>
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castigate

to criticize or punish severely

<p>to criticize or punish severely</p>
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caustic

burning; sarcastically biting

<p>burning; sarcastically biting</p>
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construe

to make a deduction, to infer

<p>to make a deduction, to infer</p>
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convoluted

complex or complicated

<p>complex or complicated</p>
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covet

to desire enviously

<p>to desire enviously</p>
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demur

to take exception to; to object

<p>to take exception to; to object</p>
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dessicate

to dry out

<p>to dry out</p>
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incredulous

not believing or doubtful

<p>not believing or doubtful</p>
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ingenuous

innocent and naive

<p>innocent and naive</p>
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abjure

to reject; abandon formally

<p>to reject; abandon formally</p>
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anomalous

abnormal

<p>abnormal</p>
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antipathy

strong dislike

<p>strong dislike</p>
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arduous

difficult; requiring much effort

<p>difficult; requiring much effort</p>
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artless

Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured

<p>Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured</p>
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ascetic

practicing self-denial

<p>practicing self-denial</p>
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cacophonous

(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

<p>(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant</p>
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canonize

recognize a person as a saint

<p>recognize a person as a saint</p>
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chicanery

trickery; deception

<p>trickery; deception</p>
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cogent

convincing and well-reasoned

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compelling

forceful, demanding attention

<p>forceful, demanding attention</p>
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contend

(v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue

<p>(v.) to fight, struggle; to compete; to argue</p>
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copious

(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

<p>(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose</p>
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deference

respect; consideration

<p>respect; consideration</p>
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desultory

wandering from subject to subject

<p>wandering from subject to subject</p>
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dilatory

(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

<p>(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone</p>
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equivocate

(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

<p>(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous</p>
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polarize

to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern

<p>to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern</p>

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