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Unit 4
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11th Grade
02/16/2011

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Term
affable
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(adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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aggrandize
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(v) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
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amorphous
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(adj) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
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aura
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(n) that which surrounds(as an atmosphere); a distinctive air of personal quality
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contraband
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(n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods;
(adj) illegal, prohibited
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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 light thin cloth
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infer
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(v) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusionon 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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irrevocable
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(adj) incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
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(n) a natural inclination or predilection toward
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querulous
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(adj) peevish, complaiming, fretful
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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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repudiate
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(v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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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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reverberate
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(v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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scurrilous
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(adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
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sedulous
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(adj) persistent, showing industry and determination
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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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affable
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Syn. genial, amicable
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affable
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Syn. agreeable, cordial
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affable
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Ant. surly, cantankerous
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affable
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Ant. dour, inhospitable
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aggrandize
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Syn. augment
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aggrandize
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Syn. amplify
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aggrandize
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Syn. enhance
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aggrandize
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Syn. exalt
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aggrandize
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Ant. reduce, decrease, diminish
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amorphous
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Syn. formless, unstructured
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amorphous
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Syn. nebulous
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amorphous
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Syn. inchoate
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amorphous
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Ant. definite, well-defined, clear-cut
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aura
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Syn. ambience
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aura
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Syn. atmosphere
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contraband
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Syn. illicit
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contraband
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Syn. bootleg
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contraband
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Syn. unlawful
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contraband
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Ant. legal, lawful, licit
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erudite
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Syn. profoundly educated, well-read
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erudite
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Ant. ignorant, uneducated, illiterate
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gossamer
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Syn. filmy, sheer, airy
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gossamer
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Syn. diaphonous, gauzy
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gossamer
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Ant. thick, dense
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gossamer
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Ant. solid, massive
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infer
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Syn. gather, deduce
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infer
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Syn. presume, speculate, guess
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inscrutable
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Syn. impenetrable
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inscrutable
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Syn. incomprehensible
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inscrutable
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Syn. enigmatic
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inscrutable
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Ant. comprehensible
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inscrutable
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Ant. intelligible
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inscrutable
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Ant. penetrable
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insular
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Syn. narrow-minded
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insular
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Syn. parochial, provincial
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insular
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Ant. catholic, liberal
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insular
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Ant. cosmopolitan
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irrevocable
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Syn. irreversible, unrecallable
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irrevocable
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Syn. unalterable
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irrevocable
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Ant. reversible, changeable
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propensity
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Syn. natural bent
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propensity
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Syn. proclivity, penchant
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propensity
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Ant. natyral capacity or inability
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querulous
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Syn, petulant, touchy
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querulous
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Syn. cranky, irritable
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querulous
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Ant. uncomplaining, stoical
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querulous
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Ant. serene, placid
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remonstrate
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Syn. reason against, expostulate
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repudiate
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Syn. disavow
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repudiate
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Syn. abjure, renounce
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repudiate
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Ant. avow, affirm
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repudiate
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Ant. aver, avouch
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resilient
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Syn. springy, elastic
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resilient
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Syn. buoyant, bouncy
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resilient
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Ant. rigid, stiff
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resilient
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Ant. inflexible, unyielding
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reverberate
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Syn. rumble, thunder, boom, echo
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scurrilous
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Syn. obscene, filthy
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scurrilous
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Syn. abusive, vituperative
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scurrilous
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Ant. decorous, seemly
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scurrilous
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Ant. tasteful, dignified
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sedulous
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Syn. assiduous, tireless
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sedulous
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Syn. indefatigable
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sedulous
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Ant. lackadaisical, listless
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sedulous
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Ant. indolent, otiose
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sleazy
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Syn. inferior, cheesy
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sleazy
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Syn. tawdry, tatty
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sleazy
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Ant. superior, first-rate
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sleazy
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Ant. quality, sturdy
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