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Lawrence University in Appleton Wisconsin: words to know on campus.

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abhor
v.t.,
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
adroit
adj.
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
ardent
adj.
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
astute
adj.
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
atavistic
adj.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by atavism; reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type.
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bigot
n.
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
bilk
v.t.
to defraud; cheat:
boisterous
adj.
rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained:
bombast
n.
speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.
canny
adj.
careful; cautious; prudent:
capacious
adj.
capable of holding much; spacious or roomy:
capitulate
v.i.,
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
chivalrous
adj.
having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
choleric
adj.
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible:
deleterious
adj.
injurious to health:
demure
adj.,
characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
diktat
n.
a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc.
diurnal
adj.
of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily.
ephemeral
adj.
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory:
erudite
adj.
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
erudition
n.
knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship.
exculpate
v.t.,
to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
exigent
adj.
requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing.
facetious
adj.
not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
frugal
adj.
economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful:
gallivant
v.i.
to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
hedonist
n.
a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
idyllic
adj.
suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic:
immaculate
adj.
free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean:
impious
adj.
not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
inveterate
adj.
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like:
lachrymose
adj.
suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
languid
adj.
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow:
lucubrate
v.i.,
to work, write, or study laboriously, esp. at night.
lugubrious
adj.
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner:
lunacy
n.,
insanity; mental disorder.
magnanimous
adj.
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness:
mellifluous
adj.
sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding:
mendacious
adj.
telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful:
nefarious
adj.
extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous:
ominous
adj.
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
opulent
adj.
characterized by or exhibiting opulence:
parsimonious
adj.
characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
preclude
v.t.,
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible:
pseudo
adj.
not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
sagacity
n.
acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment.
tedium
n.
the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
tenuous
adj.
thin or slender in form, as a thread.
torpid
adj.
inactive or sluggish.
vivacity
n.,
the quality or state of being vivacious.
voguish
adj.
being in vogue; fashionable; chic.
avid
adj.
enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen:
shrewd
adj.,
astute or sharp in practical matters:
brusquely
adj.
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough:
seething
v.i.
to surge or foam as if boiling.
surmised
v.t.
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
chemise
A woman loose-fitting, shirtlike undergarment.
balk
To stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified usually fol. by at:
divulged
To disclose or reveal something private, secret, or previously unknown.
larceny
The wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker039;s own use.

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