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Freshman English--Midterm Vocabulary

1.   delegate

2. misconstrue

3. diaphanous

4. mutable

5. durable

6. porous

7. ubiquitous

8. charlatan

9. braggart

10. opportunist

11. procrastination

12. remorse

13. bulky

14. nebulous

15. grim

16. incongruous

17. paradoxical

18. ambiguous

19. ironic

20. indifference

21. witty

22. anticipate

23. disprove

24. insinuate

25. abrupt

26. nostalgic

27. sardonic

28. detached

29. didactic

30. refute

31. grudging

32. understatement

33. tentative

34. thesis

35. refine

36. endorse

37. innate

38. pictorial

39. linguistic

40. conventional

41. bonfire

42. immutable

43. intensity

44. attributes

45. antedates

46. amassed

47. ejected

48. repressed

49. wafted

50. enthusiastic

51. tepid

52. groundless

53. militarists

54. exploit

55. optimist

56. martinet

57. innovator

58. cynic

59. debunk

60. advocate

61. condone

62. feign

63. abet

64. decries

65. parable

66. allegory

67. limerick

68. melodramatic

69. hypothetically

70. metaphorically

71. analytically

72. sophistication

73. deficient

74. reverence

75. sympathetic

76. assessment

77. attire

78. scruples

79. valid

80. ceased

81. elopement

82. escapade

83. welfare

84. garment

85. reluctant

86. disdain

87. hasty

88. intemperate

89. underlying

90. temperamental

91. profane

92. acuity

93. apprehensive

94. discern

95. millipede

96. reclusive

97. exhilarate

98. infuriate

99. sentimental

100. objective

101. incredulous

102. controversial

103. omnivorous

104. photogenic

105. individualistic

106. affluent

107. detached

108. misapprehension

109. tactile

110. subdue

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