Vocabulary 2: English 4 College Prep
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collaborate
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- (v) to work together on a project; cooperate in an effort
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despondent
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- (adj) downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with stress
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detriment
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- (n) something that causes damage, harm, or loss
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dexterous
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- (adj) skillful in using the hands or body
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discretion
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- (n) good judgement or tact in action or speaking
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facetious
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- (adj) humorous; playfully joking
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gregarious
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- (adj) sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others
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instigate
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- (v) to bring about by moving other to action; stir up
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optimum
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- (adj) best possible; most favorable; most desirable
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ostentatious
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- (adj) meant to impress others; flashy
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resilient
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- (adj) able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune
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retrospect
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- (n) reviewing the past; considering past events
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rudimentary
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- (adj) fundamental; necessary to learn first
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scoff
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- (v) to make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously
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scrupulous
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- (adj) careful about moral standards; conscientious
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sensory
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- (adj) having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting or smelling
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sqelch
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- (v) to silence or supress; crush
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venerate
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- (v) to respect deeply; revere
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vicarious
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- (adj) experienced through imagination; not experienced directly
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zealot
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- (n) a person totally devoted to a purpose or cause
