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Vocab, Unit 4.
Vocabulary words.
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10th Grade
11/01/2006

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affable.
Definition
syn; genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial.
ant; surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable.
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aggrandize.
Definition
syn; augment, amplify, enhance, exalt.
ant;reduce, decrease, diminish.
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amorphous.
Definition
syn; formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate.
ant; definite, well-defined, clear-cut.
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aura.
Definition
syn; ambience, atmosphere.
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contraband.
Definition
syn; illicit, bootleg, unlawful.
ant; legal, lawful, licit.
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erudite.
Definition
syn; profoundly educated, well read.
ant; ignoratn, uneducated, illiterate.
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gossamer.
Definition
syn; filmy, diaphonous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy.
ant; thick, dense, soli, massive.
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infer.
Definition
syn; gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate.
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inscrutable.
Definition
syn;impenetrable, imcomprehensible, enigmatic.
ant;comprehensible, intelligible, penetratable.
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insular.
Definition
syn;narrow-minded, parochial, provincial.
ant;catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal.
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irrevocable.
Definition
syn;irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable.
ant;reversible, changeable.
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propensity.
Definition
syn;natural bent, proclivity, penchant.
ant;natural incapacity or inablity.
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querulous.
Definition
syn; petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable.
ant; uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid.
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remonstrate.
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syn; reason against, espostulate.
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repudiate.
Definition
syn; disavow, abjure, renounce.
ant; avow, affirm, aver, avouch.
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resilient.
Definition
syn; springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy.
ant; rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding.
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reverberate.
Definition
syn; rumble, thundder, boom, echo.
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scurrilous.
Definition
syn; obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative.
ant;decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified.
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sedulous.
Definition
syn; assiduous, tireless, indefatigable.
ant;lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose.
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sleazy.
Definition
syn; inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty.
ant; superior, first rate, quality, sturdy.
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