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Unit 4 Vocab
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English
12th Grade
10/15/2013

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AFFABLE
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(ADJ) Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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SCURRILOUS
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(adj) coarsely, abusive,vulgar, and low, foul mouth
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AGGRANDIZE
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(v)To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensity; to make appear better
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AMORPHOUS
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(adj)Shapeless, with out definite form; no particular type or character, without orginization
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REVERBERATE
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(v)to re-echo,resound;to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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AURA
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(N) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinct air or personal quality
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QUERULOUS
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(adj)peevish,complaining,fretful
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CONTRABAND
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(n)illegal traffic, smuggled goods;(adj) Illegal,prohibited
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INFER
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(V) to find out by reasoning;to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
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INSCRUTABLE
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(adj)incapable of being understood;impossible to see through physically
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INSULAR
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(adj)relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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ERUDITE
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(adj) Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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GOSSAMER
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(adj)Thin,light,delicate,insubstantial;(N)a very thin,light cloth
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RESILIENT
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(adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
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IRREVOCABLE
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(adj)incapable of being changed or called back
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REMONSTRATE
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(v)To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
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PROPENSITY
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(n)natural inclination or predilection toward
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SEDULOUS
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(ADJ)persistent, showing industry and determination
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REPUDIATE
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(v)to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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SLEAZY
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(adj) thin or flimsy in texture;cheap;shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low,mean, or disreputable
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