Vocabulary Words(7)
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Amenable
1) receptive to suggestions or criticism
2) responsible for something legally
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a complete and often ridiculous failure
Fiasco
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basic principles first learned about a subject
Rudiments
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Dexterity
skill in using the hands or body; mental quickness
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unbecoming of inappropriate frivolity of jocularity; lack of seriousness
Levity
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Bizarre
strikingly unconventional or peculiar as to taste, style, or appearance
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added to for decoration or intrest
Garnished
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Whimsical
Characterized by erratic behavior or unpredictably; odd, freakish
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double-dealing; deceitfulness
Duplicity
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a nobleness of spirit which disdains petty resentment and revenge
Magnanimity
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Bulwark
1) a defensive wall or fortification; any safeguard or defense
2)to fortify with a bulwark; to protect
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1)spoken casually or without thought
2) smoothly7 spoken, often characterized by insincerity
Glib
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Analogy
a step-by-step explanation of something by comparing it with something else
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something that has immediate advantages
Expediency
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Profundity
depth of intellect or emotion
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Cabal
a small group of highly placed people united for a secret and often sinister purpose; the plots of such group
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1) cynical from overexposure to something
2)worn out from use
Jaded
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Audacity
1) daring: boldness
2)impudence
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a false or misleading idea; a deceptive or unsound argument
Fallacy
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Propensity
a natural inclination or tendency
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Caricature
a picture or description in which the characteristic features of the original are exaggerated or distorted so as to produce an absurd effect
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1) bravery
2) superior skill
Prowess
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Civility
good manners; politeness
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Excess in eating
Gluttony
Name all prefixes for 7 and 8 definitions:
1)ante-
2)eu-
3)retro-
4)syn-
5)contra-, contro-
6)di-
7)ob-
8)pro-
1) before
2)good, well
3)backward, behind
4)with, together
5)against, opposite
6)two
7)against, toward, completely
8)for, before, forward