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

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insidious
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(adj)tricky, unexpected
His plan was so insidous that his opoent didnt see it coming
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Intimation
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(n) hint or clue
there was no intimation about her true feelings
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opulent
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(adj) rich and weathly
if you want an opulent life you have to work hard
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pliable
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(adj) bendable
you need pliable sticks to build that arch
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reiterate
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(n) repeat, say over and over
the teacher had to reiterate what she was saying because no one was listening
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stolid
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emtionless
the stolid man showed no emotion
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tentative
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(adj) easliy changable
the sets on stage have to be tentative so everything can go faster
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unkempt
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(adj) disheveted, sloppy
dont show up to the job interveiw unkempt you probaley wont get the job
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verbatim
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(adj) word for word
the teacher told the students to take down the notes verbatim
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warily
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(adverb) uneasliy
the little girl feed the animals warily because she thought it would bite her
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adulterate
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(v) to debate or make impure by adding interior materials or elemaents
the man adulerated the womans drink
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ambidextrous
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(adj) able to use both hands equally well
the child could write with both hands so he was ambidextrous
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augment
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(v) to make larger
the contracter made the house augment by adding a new room
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bereft
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(v) to deprive and make desolate especiallyy by death
i was bereft from my mom when i was younger
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deploy
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(v) to spread out
the coach deploied the players on the field
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dour
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(adj) sillen, gloomy
she had a duor look on her face cause she lost
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fortitude
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(n) mental and emotional strength in facing diffculty
when im facing difficulty i fortitude my problems by listening to music
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gape
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(v) to stare with mouth open
she gaped and the kids who messed the room up
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gibe
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(v) to utler mocking
the bullys gibe at the kid who peed his pants
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guise
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(n) general external appereance/ cover
the detective used a guise to sneak around
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