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BHS Vocabulary Unit 1
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10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Term
Adulterate
Definition
(Verd):To prepare for sale by replacing more valuable with less or insert ingredients

Sentence:The pizza was adulterated to make it have a better taste and to be sold at a higher price.
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Ambidextrous
Definition
(Adj.):Able to use both hands with equal ease

Sentence:if you are able to use both hands then your ambidextrous
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augment <3
Definition
(verb):To make something greater by adding it.

Sentence: The price of the shirt was augment do to the quality of the product.
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Bereft
Definition
(Adj.): Deprived of or lacking something

Sentence: The bereft student was sruggling in his math class do to the poor attention in class.
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Deploy
Definition
(Verd):Move into position for military action

Sentence:The girls closet was Deploy by colors
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Dour
Definition
(Adj.): harsh
The dour choices in life gave him a bad reputation
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Fortitude
Definition
(Noun):Courage in pain

Sentence: The woman was very fortitude after her husbands death.
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Gape
Definition
(verb.):To stare with open mouth as in wonder.

Sentence: I stared gaped at the woman when she said she was 20yrs old, even though she had wrinkles.
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Gibe
Definition
(Noun):To otter mocking or scoffing words; jeer


Sentence: I like the reaction on Ms. Harjes face when i constantly gibe her in class.
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Guise
Definition
(Noun):General external apperance; aspect

Sentence: The bussiness man had an outstanding guise at the conference.
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Insidious
Definition
(Adj) Sneaky



the student tryed to be insidious about doin his homework
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Intimation
Definition
(Noun)hint



the teacher must give the students intimation about the essay.
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opulent
Definition
(Adj)rich


the teacher seemed very opulent after she bought the expenssive watch
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pliable
Definition
(Adj)bendable


a rubber eraser is very pliable and soft
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reiterate
Definition
(Verd)repeate, say again


the tecaher must reiterate the dirrections so that the students understand them
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stolid
Definition
(Adj)calm, emotionless, no emotion


the student was stolid after she heard her grade for the year
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tentative
Definition
(Adj)easly changeable


the price of the pants can be tentative
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unkempt
Definition
(Adj)dushelved, sloppy


your work looks unkempt do to the rapid speed
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verbatim
Definition
(Adj)word for word

you must site and copy the lines from the story verbatim
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warily
Definition
(Ad-verd) carefully

The man warily walked across the old bridge
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