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Unit 12 Synonyms
H Vocabulary Workshop New Edition
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English
12th Grade
05/12/2010

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apposite
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S: relevant, pertinent, material, germane
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augur
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S: oracle; bode
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bilk
Definition
S: dupe, cozen
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charisma
Definition
S: appeal, charm, mystique
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debilitate
Definition
S: enervate, sap, exhaust, enfeeble
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execrable
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S: odious, abominable, reprehensible
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impinge
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S: horn in, affect
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labyrinth
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S: tangle, mystery, enigma
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narcissism
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S: egotism, conceit, vanity, amour propre
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niggardly
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S: tightfisted, penny-pinching, mean
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pastiche
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S: medley, patchwork, melange, potpourri
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precarious
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S: perilous, dubious, ticklish
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rapport
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S: bond, tie, affinity, understanding
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utilitarian
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S: practical, functional, pragmatic
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vacuous
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S: inane, insipid, fatuous, void, empty
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vagary
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S: caprice, whim, quirk
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viable
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S: practicable, workable, feasable
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xenophobia
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S: provinciality, parochialism, chauvinism
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zany
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S: comical, daffy; buffoon
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zealot
Definition
S: fanatic, extremist
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