50 Word Test 9/3/11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Admission | right or permission to enter, the act of admitting someone to enter |
| Applicant | a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission |
| application | a formal and usually written request for something such as a job, a grant of money, or admission to a school or college |
| Brevity | the attribute of being brief or fleeting |
| Coherence | the quality of being logical, orderly, and clearly connected |
| Discriminatory | being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand, capable of making fine distinction |
| Extracurricular | outside the regular curriculum or course of study |
| Preliminary | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows |
| Reflective | persistently or morbidly thoughtful |
| Undergraduate | a university student who has not yet received a first degree |
| Clarity | free from obscurity and easy to understand |
| Concise | short and to the point |
| Dexterity | physical or mental skill, ability |
| Essence | the most important element or feature of something |
| Essential | absolutely necessary |
| Implicate | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| Implication | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred |
| Persist | continue to exist (v) |
| Persistence | continuance of an effect after its cause has ceased or been removed (n) |
| Sincerity | the quality of being open and truthful |
| Accentuate | to stress; emphasize; highlight |
| Atrocity | the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane |
| Collective | done by or characteristic of individuals acting together |
| Eerie | weird; mysterious; strange and frightening |
| Facetious | humorous, not meant seriously (sarcastic) |
| Inexplicable | incapable of being explained or accounted for |
| Inhumane | lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion |
| Mesmerize | To fascinate or hypnotize |
| Momentum | the power to increase or develop at an ever-growing pace |
| Slaughter | kill a large number of people indiscriminately |
| Glib | fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual |
| Glibly | in a manner of smooth ease and fluency, without hesitation |
| Insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
| Maneuver | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill |
| Motto | brief statement used to express a principle |
| Regime | a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule |
| Sanctuary | a shelter from danger or hardship |
| Scrutinize | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail |
| Scrutiny | careful observation |
| Tentative | not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain |
| Deportment | The formal way in which you are standing or walking; How you carry yourself; behavior |
| Rhetoric | The ability to speak well and affectedly |
| Vague | lacking clarity or distinctness |
| Articulate | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
| Trepidation | fear; nervous apprehension |
| Poised | balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action |
| Vehement | Expressed with or showing conviction or intense feeling |
| Fidget | to behave or move nervously or restlessly |
| Constraints | restrictions; limits |
| Dissuade | to persuade not to do something |
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