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

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Term
Insidious
Definition

Deceptive, Sneaky Or Tricky Meant To Fool You

 

Example: The Investigators uncovered an insidious scheme to to rob people of their life savings.

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Intimation
Definition

hint or Clue Generally used When Talkin Bout Facial Expressions

 

Example: He Departed With The Slighest Mention Of His Purpose Or Giving The Least Intimation By Who He Was Sent.

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Opulent
Definition

Rich, Wealthy, Lugerious, Exspensive

 

Example: The Boy Grew Up In Such An Opulent HouseHold, That He Didnt Understand The Value Of A Dollar.

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Pliable
Definition

Easily bent Or Bendable

 

Example: She Was Very Pliable To Her Parents Because She Was Fearful Of What Would Happen To Her If She Did Not Do What They Comanded Her To.

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Reiterate
Definition

To Repeat or Say Again

 

Example: Could You Reiterate The Sentence Please?

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Stolid
Definition

Calm, Doesnt Show Emotions

 

Example: The Soldiers Were Expected To Be Stolid, even As They Watched There Peers Get killed On The BattleField.

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Tentative
Definition

Easily Changeable

 

Example: We Made Tentative Plans To Meet Next Thursday And Agreed To Speak Again on TuesdayTo COnfirm Them.

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Unkempt
Definition

Disheveled, Messy

 

Example: The unkempt Person Has Untidy Clothes And Appearance.

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Verbatim
Definition

Word For Word

 

Example: The Students Had To Copy Verbatim EVerything On The ChalkBoard.

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Warily
Definition

Carefully

 

Example: She Is Very Warily of Drivin Her Car.

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Adulterate
Definition

To Lessen Or Cheapen the Value

 

Example: The Abrasive Sand Would Adulterate The Engines Oil By Adding Impurities Into The Lubrication System.

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Ambidextrous
Definition

Able To Use Both Hands Equally Well

 

Example: You Can Tell The Kid Was Ambidextrous By The Way He Wrote With Both Hands Perfectly.

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Augment
Definition

To Increase, Or Make larger

 

Example: i Had To Augment My Brain Power By A transPlant Which Made My Head Buldge Dangerously, Now I Am More Intelligent But My Life Expectancy Is De-Augmented.

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Bereft
Definition

Deprived of

 

Example: The Man Was Bereft of Brushing His Teeth, And You Can Tell By HIs Bad Breath And Yellow Teeth.

Term
Deploy
Definition

To Postition Or Send Out

 

Example: The General Deployed The Troops Out According To There Ranks.

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Dour
Definition
Gloomy Or Stern
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Fortitude
Definition

Strength, Courage

 

Example: Having His Broken Leg WithOut Pain killers Required Fortitude.

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Gape
Definition

To Open Wide

 

Example: When I Told My Husband The Cost of The Hat, It made Him Gape

Term
Gibe
Definition

To Mock, Jeer

 

Example: The Girl Was The Gibe Of The Class When She Went To School With A Unicorn Sweater.

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Guise
Definition

A Mask or Outward Appearance

 

Example: On Halloween The Children Dress Up In A Guise So Nobody Will Recognize Who They Are.

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