words - CAE part 1

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(n.) something that differs from the norm
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aberration
(v.) to hate, detest
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abhor
(v.) to agree without protesting
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acquiesce
(n.) eagerness, speed
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alacrity
(adj.) friendly
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amiable
(v.) to calm, satisfy
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appease
(adj.) obscure, secret, known only by a few
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arcane
(n.) excessive greed
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avarice
(adj.) excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious
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brazen
(adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive
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brusque
(v.) to urge, coax
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cajole
(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling
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callous
(n.) honesty, frankness
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candor
(v.) to voice disapproval
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chide
(adj.) cautious
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circumspect
(adj.) secret
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clandestine
(v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat
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coerce
(adj.) logically consistent, intelligible
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coherent
(n.) self-satisfied ignorance of danger
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complacency
(n.) a person entrusted with secrets
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confidant
(v.) to plot, scheme
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connive
(adj.) increasing, building upon itself
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cumulative
(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something
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debase
(v.) to criticize openly
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decry
(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority
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deferential
(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved
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demure
(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn
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deride
(n.) one who has total power and rules brutally
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despot
(adj.) showing care in doing one’s work
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diligent
(adj.) overjoyed, thrilled
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elated
(adj.) expressive, articulate, moving
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eloquent
(v.) to steal money by falsifying records
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embezzle
(n.) sensitivity to another’s feelings as if they were one’s own
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empathy
(n.) ill will, hatred, hostility
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enmity
(adj.) learned
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erudite
(v.) to praise, revere
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extol
(v.) to make up, invent
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fabricate
(adj.) wild, savage
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feral
(adj.) astounded
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flabbergasted
(v.) to give up, renounce
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forsake
(adj.) troublesome or irritable
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fractious
(adj.) secretive, sly
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furtive
(n.) overindulgence in food or drink
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gluttony
(adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted
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gratuitous
(adj.) disdainfully proud
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haughty
(n.) pretending to believe what one does not
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hypocrisy
(adj.) exemplary, flawless
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impeccable
(adj.) rude, insolent
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impertinent
adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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implacable
(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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impudent
(adj.) clear, sharp, direct
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incisive
(adj.) lazy
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indolent
(adj.) not suitable or capable, unqualified
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inept
(n.) notoriety, extreme ill repute
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infamy
(v.) to prevent, restrain, stop
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inhibit
(adj.) inborn, native, inherent
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innate
(adj.) incapable of being satisfied
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insatiable
(adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off
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insular
(adj.) brave in the face of danger
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intrepid
(adj.) stubbornly established by habit
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inveterate

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