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Vocab Week 37
February 3, 2010
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| confront | come face to face with |
| antipathy | dislike, distaste, hate |
| servile | slavish, submissive |
| volition | temporary stay |
| sojourn | willpower, choice |
| to tighten one's belt | to get set for bad times or poverty |
| austere | simple, unadorned, hard |
| felicitous | happy |
| halcyon | peaceful, calm |
| tenable | supportable, defendable |
| superfluous | excessive, surplus |
| off the beaten track | not usual, out of the ordinary |
| motivate | inspire, stimulate, provoke |
| rationalize | use or give a reason other than the real one |
| therapy | healing or curing process |
| nascent | beginning to exist or develop |
| iconoclast | image-breaker, attacker of beliefs |
| a square peg in a round hole | an able man in the wrong job |
| erudite | very scholarly |
| phobia | persistent fear, strong dislike |
| germane | appropriate, in close relationship to |
| vertigo | dizziness |
| conducive | leading, helpful |
| to upset the apple cart | to overturn or disturb a plan or intention |
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