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Unit 4 Vocab
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10th Grade
11/05/2015

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Aggrandize
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To increase in greatness, power, or wealth
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Inscrutable
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Impossible to see through physically
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Archetype
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An orignial model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example
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Erudite
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Scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic
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Infer
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To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
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Affable
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Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easty to speak to
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Amorphous
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Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
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Gossamer
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin light cloth
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Aura
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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality.
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Insular
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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Sleazy
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or characters; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
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Irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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Contraband
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods
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Sedulous
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Persistent, showing industry and determination
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Remonstrate
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to argue or plead with someone against something; protest against, object to
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Retrench
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to cut down, reduce in scope and cost.
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Resilient
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
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Reverberate
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to re-echo, resound;to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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Querulous
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peevish, complaining, fretful
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Repudiate
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disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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Propensity
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a natural inclination bend toward
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Scurrilous
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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed
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