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BHS vocabulary unit 1
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English
10th Grade
09/28/2011

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Term
Augment
Definition
(v) to increase, mkae larger
I will augment my arms by going to the gym.
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Adulterate
Definition
(v) to make impure
You never know if the school adulterates your food.
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Ambidextrous
Definition
(adj) Able to use both hands well
A juggler must be ambidextrous or he will drop all the balls.
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Bereft
Definition
(v) to deprive
The child was berefted of his toys for being bad.
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Deploy
Definition
(v) to spread out
The army general deployed his army to afghan.
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Dour
Definition
(adj)sullen.gloomy.or stern
The old lady was dour after the many years of family deaths.
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Fortitude
Definition
(adj) mental or emotinal strenght
The millitia must have fortitude to go into war everyday.
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Gape
Definition
(v) to stare in wonder or amazement
The boy was in love and gaped at the beautiful girl.
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Gibe
Definition
(v) to mock
The 2 yr. old gibed the other kid after getting his toy.
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Guise
Definition
(n) general appearance
A buisness mans guise usually consists of a tux and and mochasins.
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Insisdious
Definition
(adj) tricky, stealthy, decptive, sneaky
Dr. evil was very insidious toward austin powers.
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Intimation
Definition
(n) hint or clue
The teacher usually gives out intimation to students who dont get the question right the first time.
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Opulent
Definition
(adj) rich luxurious
The prsident is very opulent.
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Pliable
Definition
(adj) bendable
Licorice is usually pliable.
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Reiterate
Definition
(v) repeate resuse
My mother usually has tio reiterate the steps to clen my room to me.
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Stolid
Definition
(adj) unresponsive
The frozen caveman was very stolid.
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Tentative
Definition
(adj) changeable, not written in stone
The invite to the party was going to be tentative beacause of the weather.
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Unkempt
Definition
(adj) desheveiled
The proffesor was unkepmt due to the fact that he lived in the school basement.
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Verbatim
Definition
(adj)word for word
The news caster haqd to talk in.
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Warily
Definition
(adj)carefully or cautiously
The boxer moved around the ring warily while trying to watch his opponents right hook.
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