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Sadlier Oxford level g unit 4
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10th Grade
10/24/2007

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Term
Affable
Definition

(adj)

courteous and pleasant, sociable

s: cordial, genial

A; surly, dour

 

Term
Aggrandize
Definition

(v)

to increase in greatness, to build up or intensify

S: augment, exalt

A: diminish 

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Amorphous
Definition

(adj)

shapeless, without definite form, without organization, unity or cohesion

S; nebulous, inchoate

a: definite 

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aura
Definition

(n)

that which surrounds; a distinctive air

s: ambience 

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contraband
Definition
noun illegal traffic/ goods adj illegal, prohibited S; illicit 
Term
erudite
Definition

(adj)

schlarly, learned, pedantic

s: profoundly, well-read

a: illiterate 

 

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gossamer
Definition

(adj)

thin light insubstantial

noun

a thin cloth 

s: diaphanous, gauzy

a: massive, solid 

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infer
Definition

(v)

 to find out by reasoning, arrive at a conclusion by thought

s: gather, speculate 

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Inscrutable
Definition

(adj)

incapable of being understood: impossible to see through physically

s:  enigmatic

a: penetrable 

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insular
Definition

(adj)

relating to an island, narrow in experience or outlook 

s: parochial

a: catholic, liberal 

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irrevocable
Definition

(adj)

incapable ofbeing changed or called back

s: unalterable

a:  reversible

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Propensity
Definition

(n)

a natural inclination or predilection towards

s: penchant

a: natural incapacity 

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querulous
Definition

(adj)

peevish, complaining, fretful

s: petulant, touchy

a: stoical 

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remonstrate

 

Definition

(V)

to argue or plead with someone against something; protest

s: expostulate 

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repudiate
Definition

(v)

to disown, reject the validity of

s: disavow, abjure

a: affirm, aver 

Term
resilient
Definition

(adj)

able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

s: buoyant

a:unyielding, rigid 

Term
reverberate
Definition

(v)

to re-echo, resound, or be reflected off repeatedly

s: rumble, thunder 

Term
scurrilous
Definition

(adj)

coarsely abusive, vulgar or low

s: obscene, filthy

a: decorous, tasteful 

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sedulous
Definition

(adj)

persistant, showing industry or determination

s: assiduous, indefatigable

a: lackadaisal, otiose 

Term
sleazy
Definition

(adj)

thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, soddy or inferior in quality or character

s: tawdry, tatty

a: sturdy, quality 

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