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Unit 4
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English
11th Grade
11/12/2009

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Affable
Definition
courteous and pleasant, sociable
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aggrandize
Definition
to increase in greatness,  power, or wealth
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amorphous
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shapeless, without definite form. without organization
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aura
Definition
that which surrounds, atmosphere
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contraband
Definition
illegal traffic, smuggled goods, prohibited
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erudite
Definition
scholarly, learned
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gossamer
Definition
thin, light, delicate
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infer
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to find out by reasoning
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood, impossible to see through
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insular
Definition
relating to, characteristic of
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
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querulous
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peevish, complaining, fretful
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remonstrate
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to argue, plead with someone against something
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repudiate
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to disown, reject, or deny
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resillient
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able to return to an original shape or form
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reverberate
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to re-echo, resound, to reflect
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low
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sedulous
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persistant, showing industry and determination
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sleazy
Definition
thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, ethnically low
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