Academic Seminar Vocabulary

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Assimilate

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To try to fit in or to take up mentally.

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Subordinate

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An assistant or someone who works under another person.

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Shrewd

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Having sharp powers of judgment; clever and astute.

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Mandatory

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Required or compulsory; not optional.

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Rueful

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Expressing sorrow or regret, often in a humorous way.

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Vocabulary

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The set of words known and used by a person.

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Context

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The circumstances or setting surrounding a word or event.

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Connotation

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The implied or associated meaning of a word beyond its literal definition.

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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word.

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Antonym

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.