Ten steps to advancing college reading skills part 1
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Raucous
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Noisy (adj.) loud, boisterous (Sarah's neighbors called the cops when her house party got too raucous.)
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Ubiquitous
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Widespread (adj.) existing everywhere, widespread (It seems that everyone in the United States has a television. The technology is ubiquitous here.)
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Advocate
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Support A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
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Adverse
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Harmful (adj.) antagonistic, unfavorable, dangerous (Because of adverse conditions, the hikers decided to give up trying to climb the mountain
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Tribulations
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Great difficulties extreme difficulties or challenges;trials
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Affluent
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Wealthy
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Idiosyncrasy
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Unusual personal trait
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animosity
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resentment; hostility; ill will; hatred
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stringent
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severe demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set of rules
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distraught
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very troubled upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry
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chagrin
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embarrassment (n.) irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; (v.) to cause such a feeling
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ostentatious
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showy SHOWY; TRYING TO ATTRACT ATTENTION; PRETENTIOUS
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atrophy
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waste away
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indigenous
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native
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innocuous
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Harmless
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components
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parts
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turbulent
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violently disturbed
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panacea
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(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
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superfluous
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unnecessary
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innate
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inborn (adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
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mentor
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a wise and trusted guide and advisor
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divulge
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reveal
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explicit
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clear directions
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abrasive
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irritating
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somber
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serious
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poignant
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touching stories deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions.
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heinous
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worst
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charlatans
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quacks a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack
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dexterous
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skillful
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extruded
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cast out materials forced through a machinery die to form a specific shape (i.e. synthetic fiber)
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disconcerting
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disturbing bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing
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commend
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to praise
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verbose
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Wordy
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bizarre
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(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical
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profuse
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plentiful
