Vocabulary Unit 2A

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Bombastic

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(adj.) High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

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Millennium

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(n.) A hoped-for period of joy, serenity, prosperity, and justice.

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Precipitate

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(v.) To cause to happen early or prematurely; (adj.) Moving along rapidly without careful attention.

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Stringent

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(adj.) Strict, precise, and exacting.

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Epitome

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(n.) A simplified representation, a summary.

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Seditious

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(adj.) Inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

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Intrinsic

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(adj.) Belonging naturally; essential.

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Peculate

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(v.) To embezzle or steal money or property entrusted to one's care.

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Ferment

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(n.) A state of agitation or turbulent change or development.

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Ingratiating

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(adj.) Intended to gain approval or favor; sycophantic.