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vocab #13
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English
11th Grade
01/05/2012

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Amorphous
Definition
Shapeless, having no definite form, unorganized
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Concave
Definition
Curve inward,creating a hollow space
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Contour
Definition
Outline of a figure
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Distort
Definition
Twist out of shape
or change from true meaning
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Malleable
Definition
1. capable of being shaped by hammering, as a metal
2. Adaptable
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Rotund
Definition
1. Round out; plump
2.full-toned
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Sinuous
Definition
Bending in and out; winding; serpentine
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Symmetrical
Definition
Balanced in arrangement; capabof division by a central line into smaller halves
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Symmetry
Definition
Balance; harmony
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Grave
Definition
Deserving serious attention; weighty; momentous
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Nugatory
Definition
Of little or no value; trifling; worthless; useless
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Nugatory
Definition
Of little or no value; trifling; worthless; useless
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Paltry
Definition
Practically worthless; trashy; piddling; petty
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Paramount
Definition
Chief; above others; supreme
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Revelant
Definition
Bearing upon the matter in hand; pertinent
Ant. Extranuous
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Coy
Definition
Pertending to be shy
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Demure
Definition
1. Falsely modest or serious; coy
2. Grave; prim
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Diffident
Definition
Lacking self confidence; unduly timid; shy
Ant. Confident
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Modest
Definition
Not thinking too highly of one's merits; unpretentious; humble
Ant. Ambitious
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Modesty
Definition
Freedom from conceit or vanity; unpretentious; humility
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Staid
Definition
Of settled, quiet dispostion, sedate
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Brazen
Definition
1. Shameless; impudent
2. Made of brass or bronze
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Egoism
Definition
Excessive concern for oneself; selfishness; conceit
Ant. Alturism
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Ostentatious
Definition
Done to impress others; showy; pretentious
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Overweening
Definition
Thinking too highly of oneself; arrogant; presumptuous
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Pert
Definition
Too free in speech; or action; bold; saucy; impertinent
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Vain
Definition
1. Conceited; excessively proud or concerned about one's own personal appearance or achievments
2. Empy; worthless
3. Futlie
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Vainglorious
Definition
Excessively proud or boastful; elated by vanity
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Vanity
Definition
Condition of being too vain about one's appearance
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