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Word List 5: Advanced Vocabulary Development
Word List 5: Advanced Vocabulary Development
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Word list 5
Group 1
Notes
Anecdote
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Celerity
speed
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Dexterous
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Extraneous
irrelevant
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Incoherent
not clear
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Maladroit
clumsy; unskillful
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Pallid
pale
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Presumptuous
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Scrupulous
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Unequivocal
clear; obvious
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Group 2
Notes
Animosity
hatred; antagonism
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Censorious
disapproving; critical
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Dichotomy
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Extrapolate
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Incongruous
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Malady
illness
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Palpable
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Pretentious
pompous; self-important
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Scrutinize
examine carefully
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Unfetter
set free
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Group 3
Notes
Annex (n)
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Censure
blame
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Didactic
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Extrinsic
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Inconsequential
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Malediction
a curse
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Panacea
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Prevaricate
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Scuttle
sink
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Unfrock
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Group 4
Notes
Annex (v)
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Cerebral
intellectual
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Diffident
lacking confidence
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Fallacious
false
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Inconspicuous
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Malefactor
a wrong-doer
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Paradigm
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Pristine
unspoiled
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Seminary
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Unprecedented
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Group 5
Notes
Anomaly
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Certitude
certainty
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Digress
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Falter
hesitate; waver
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Indelible
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Malinger
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Paradox
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Proclivity
tendency towards
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Sensuous
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Unscathed
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Group 6
Notes
Antagonism
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Charlatan
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Dike
dam; embankment
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Fanatical
obsessive; fixated
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Indifferent
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Malingerer
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Paragon
a perfect example
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Procrastinate
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Sentinel
guard; sentry
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Unwitting
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Group 7
Notes
Antagonistic
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Chary
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Dilatory
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Fanaticism
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Indigenous
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Malleable
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Paramount
of supreme importance
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Prodigal
wasteful; extravagant
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Sequester
isolate
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Upbraid
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Group 8
Notes
Antediluvian
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Chastises
punishes
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Dilemma
puzzling situation
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Fastidious
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Indolence
laziness
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Mallet
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Parasite
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Prodigious
very large
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Serendipity
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Uproarious
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Group 9
Notes
Anthology
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Chicanery
trickery
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Dilettante
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Fatuous
silly; foolish
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Inductee
novice; beginner
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Manipulatable
influencable; controllable
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Parched
dried up
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Profane
unholy
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Serene
calm; peaceful
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Upshot
outcome
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Group 10
Notes
Anthropocentrism
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Chimerical
changeable; unstable
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Diligent
hard-working
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Feasible
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Indulgent
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Marred
damaged; spoiled
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Pariah
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Profanity
swearing; cursing
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Serrated
jagged; saw-like
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Urbane
sophisticated; suave
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