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| abjure | V - To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate. To renounce under oath; forswear. |
| abrogate | V - To abolish, do away with, or annul esp. by authority. |
| abstemious | Adj - Eating and drinking in moderation; characterized by abstinence or moderation |
| acumen | N - Quickness and keenness of judgment or insight. |
| antebellum | Adj - Belonging to the period before a war, esp. the American Civil War. |
| auspicious | Adj - Attended by favorable circumstances. Marked by success; prosperous. |
| belie | V - To give a false representation to; misrepresent. To show to be false; contradict. |
| bellicose | Adj - Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. |
| bowdlerize | V - To remove material considered objectionable or offensive from (for instance a book). |
| chicanery | N - Deception by trickery or sophistry. |
| chromosome | N - A threadlike linear strand of DNA and associated proteins. |
| churlish | Adj - Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vular. Having a bad disposition; surly. |
| circumlocution | N - The use of unnecessarily wordy, indirect language. Evasiveness in speech/ writing. |
| circumnavigate | V - To proceed completely around. To go around; circumvent. |
| deciduous | Adj - Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season. Not lasting. |
| deleterious | Adj - Having a harmful effect; injurious. |
| diffident | Adj - Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid. |
| enervate | V - To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of. |
| enfranchise | V - To endow with the rights of citizenship, esp. the right to vote. To free. |
| epiphany | N - A sudden manifestation of the meaning of something; a revelation. A Christian feast. |
| equinox | N - 2 times during year when sun crosses the celestial equator, length of day & night equal. |
| euro | N - The basic unit of currency among members of the European Monetary Union. |
| evanescent | Adj - Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor. |
| expurgate | V - To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, objectionable material from before publication. |
| facetious | Adj - Playfully jocular; humorous. |
| fatuous | Adj - Foolish or silly, esp. in a smug or self-safisfied way. |
| feckless | Adj - Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective. |
| fiduciary | Adj - Of/relating to a holding of something in trust for another. Consisting of legal tender. |
| filibuster | N - Use of obstructionist tactics, esp. prolonged speechmaking, to delay legislative action. |
| gamete | N -Repr. cell having haploid number of chromosomes of fusion w/gamete of opposite sex. |
| gauche | Adj - Lacking grace or social polish; awkward or tactless. |
| gerrymander | V - To divide into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections. |
| hegemony | N - The predominant influence of a state, regiou, or group, over others. |
| hemoglobin | N - Iron-containing pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates, carrying oxygen from lungs. |
| homogeneous | Adj - Uniform in structure or composition; of the same or similar nature or kind. |
| hubris | N - Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance |
| incognito | Adj/Adv - With one's identity disguised or concealed. |
| incontrovertible | Adj - Impossibleto dispute; unquestionable. |
| inculcate | V - To impress upon the mind/teach by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate. |
| infrastructure | N - Basic system of organization or community, such as communications or transportation |
| interpolate | V - To insert or introduce between other elements or parts; to change or falsify. |
| irony | N - Incongruity between expected & reality. Express something diff from the literal meaning. |
| jejune | Adj - Not interesting; dull |
| kinetic | Adj - Of, relating to, or produced by motion. |
| kowtow | V - Touch the forehead to ground in deep respect, worship, submission. Show deference. |
| laissez faire | N - Economic doctrine opposing gov't regulation/interference in commerce beyond minimum. |
| lexicon | N - A dictionary. Stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject or style. |
| loquacious | Adj - Very talkative; garrulous. |
| hypotenuse | N - The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. |
| impeach | V - To challenge the validity of; try to discredit. |
