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disinterested
unprejudiced
dismiss
put away from consideration; reject
disparate
basically different; unrelated
disparage
belittle
dispatch
speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed
dispel
scatter; drive away
disperse
scatter
dissent
disagree
dissipate
squander; waste; scatter
distinction
honor; contrast; discrimination
forthright
outspoken; straightforward; frank
frail
weak
frivolous
lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportatnt
garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative
generate
cause; produce; create
genre
particular variety of art or literature
glutton
someone who eats too much
gratify
please
gregarious
sociable
hackneyed
commonplace; trite
intricacy
the quality of being complex
introspective
looking within oneself
irony
hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean
judicious
sound in judgement; wise
languid
weary; sluggish; listless
larcency
theft
lethargic
drowsy; dull
loathe
detest
malice
hate; spite
meek
quiet and obedient; spiritless
precedent
something preceding in time that may be used as an authority or guide for future action
predator
creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who rocs or exploits others
premise
assumption; postulate
premonition
forewarning
presumptuous
overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
prevail
induce; triumph over
prey
tagret of a hunt; victim
profound
deep; not superficial; complete
proliferation
rapid growth; spread; multiplication
prolific
abundantly fruitful
stratagem
deceptive scheme
subdued
less intense; quieter
subversive
tending to overthrow; destructive
superficial
trivial; shallow
superfluous
unnecessary; excessive; overabundant
suppress
stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit
surpass
exceed
susceptible
impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
suspend
temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect
sustain
experience; support; nourish
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English Vocab Week 4
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Updated
2012-09-24T23:58:16Z
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