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20
English
11th Grade
02/01/2009

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Affable
Definition
Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to.
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Aggrandize
Definition
To increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater.
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Amorphous
Definition
Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or charcter; without organization unity, or cohesion.
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Aura
Definition
That which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality.
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Contraband
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Illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited.
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Erudite
Definition
Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic.
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Gossamer
Definition
Thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth.
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Infer
Definition
To find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply.
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Inscrutable
Definition
Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically.
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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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Irrevocable
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Incapeable 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
Definition
Peevish, complaining, fretful.
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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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Repudiate
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To disown, reject, or deny the validity of.
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Resilient
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To be 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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Scurrilous
Definition
Coarsely abusive, vular or low down, foul-mouthed.
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Sedulous
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Persistant, shoing industry and determination.
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Sleazy
Definition
Thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or charachter; ethically low, mean, or disreputable.
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