Level F: Units 1-3

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abominate

(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

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acculturation

(n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

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adventitious

(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital

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ascribe

(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

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circuitous

(adj.) roundabout, not direct

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commiserate

(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

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enjoin

(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

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expedite

(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster

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expiate

(v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert

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ferment

(n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

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inadvertent

(adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

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nominal

(adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

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noncommittal

(adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

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peculate

(v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use

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proclivity

(n.) a natural or habitaul inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

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sangfroid

(n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

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seditious

(adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

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tenuous

(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

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vitriolic

(adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

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wheedle

(v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

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approbation

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval

Synonyms: sanction

Antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, exacerbate

<p>(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval</p><p>Synonyms: sanction</p><p>Antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, exacerbate</p>
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assuage

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Synonyms: mitigate, slake, allay

Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate

<p>(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench</p><p>Synonyms: mitigate, slake, allay</p><p>Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate</p>
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coalition

(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

Synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine

Antonyms: splinter group

<p>(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose</p><p>Synonyms: alliance, league, federation, combine</p><p>Antonyms: splinter group</p>
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decadence

(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence

Synonyms: degeneration, corruption

Antonyms: rise, growth, maturation

<p>(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence</p><p>Synonyms: degeneration, corruption</p><p>Antonyms: rise, growth, maturation</p>
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elicit

(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)

Synonyms: evoke, extract, educe

Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle

<p>(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)</p><p>Synonyms: evoke, extract, educe</p><p>Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle</p>
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expostulate

(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain

<p>(v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning</p><p>Synonyms: protest, remonstrate, complain</p>
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hackneyed

(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality

Synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny

Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original

<p>(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality</p><p>Synonyms: banal, trite, commonplace, corny</p><p>Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original</p>
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hiatus

(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)

Synonyms: pause, lacuna

Antonyms: continuity, continuation

<p>(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)</p><p>Synonyms: pause, lacuna</p><p>Antonyms: continuity, continuation</p>
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innuendo

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion or reference (often in a derogatory sense)

Synonyms: insinuation, intimation

Antonym: direct statement

<p>(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion or reference (often in a derogatory sense)</p><p>Synonyms: insinuation, intimation</p><p>Antonym: direct statement</p>
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intercede

(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement

Synonyms: intervene, mediate

<p>(v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement</p><p>Synonyms: intervene, mediate</p>
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jaded

(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Synonyms: sated, surfeited, cloyed

Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed

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lurid

(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint

Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome

<p>(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint</p><p>Synonyms: gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly</p><p>Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome</p>
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meritorious

(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise

Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible

<p>(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise</p><p>Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable</p><p>Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible</p>
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petulant

(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset

Synonyms: irritable, testy, waspish

Antonyms: amiable, placid

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prerogative

(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence

Synonyms: perquisite, perk

<p>(n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence</p><p>Synonyms: perquisite, perk</p>
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provincial

(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony

Synonyms: (adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

Antonyms: (adj.) cosmopolitan, broad-minded

<p>(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony</p><p>Synonyms: (adj.) narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive</p><p>Antonyms: (adj.) cosmopolitan, broad-minded</p>
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simulate

(v.) to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of

Synonyms: pretend, affect

<p>(v.) to make pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of</p><p>Synonyms: pretend, affect</p>
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transcend

(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed

Synonyms: surpass, outsrip

<p>(v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed</p><p>Synonyms: surpass, outsrip</p>
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umbrage

(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion

Synonyms: irritation, pique

Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction

<p>(n.) shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion</p><p>Synonyms: irritation, pique</p><p>Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction</p>
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unctuous

(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable

Synonyms: mealymouthed, fawning, greasy

Antonyms: gruff, blunt

<p>(adj.) excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or piety; fatty, oily; pliable</p><p>Synonyms: mealymouthed, fawning, greasy</p><p>Antonyms: gruff, blunt</p>
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ameliorate

(v.) to improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming

Synonyms: amend, better

Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate

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aplomb

(n.) poise, assurance, great confidence; perpendicularity

Synonyms: composure, self-possession, levelheadedness

Antonyms: confusion, embarrassment, abashment

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bombastic

(adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

Synonyms: inflated, highfalutin, pretentious

Antonyms: unadorned, simple, plain

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callow

(adj.) without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers

Synonyms: green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

Antonyms: mature, grown-up, polished, sophisticated

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drivel

(n.) saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; (v.) to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly

Synonyms: (n.) balderdash, tommyrot; (v) slaver

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epitome

(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

Synonyms: abstract, digest, archetype

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exhort

(v.) to urge strongly, advise earnestly

Synonyms: entreat, implore, adjure

Antonyms: discourage, advise against, deprecate

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ex officio

(adj., adv.) by virtue of holding a certain office

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infringe

(v.) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

Synonyms: encroach, impinge, intrude

Antonyms: stay in bounds, comply

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ingratiate

(v.) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense)

Synonyms: cozy up to, curry favor with

Antonyms: humiliate oneself

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interloper

(n.) one who moves where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder

Synonyms: trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

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intrinsic

(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

Synonyms: immanent, organic

Antonyms: extrinsic, external, outward

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inveigh

(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval

Synonyms: harangue, remonstrate

Antonyms: acclaim, glorify, extol

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lassitude

(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy

Synonyms: fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

Antonyms: energy, vitality, animation, liveliness

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millennium

(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

Synonyms: chiliad, golden age

Antonyms: doomsday

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occult

(adj.) mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; (v.) to hide, conceal; eclipse; (n.) matters involving the supernatural

Synonyms: (adj.) esoteric, abstruse, arcane

Antonyms: (adj.) mundane, common, public, exoteric

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permeate

(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through

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precipitate

(v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process

Synonyms: (v.) provoke, produce; (adj.) reckless, impetuous

Antonyms: (adj.) wary, circumspect

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stringent

(adj.) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste

Synonyms: stern, rigorous, tough, urgent

Antonyms: lenient, mild, lax, permissive

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surmise

(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof

Synonyms: (v.) infer, gather; (n.) inference, presumption