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BHS Vocabulary Unit 1
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English
10th Grade
10/04/2011

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Adulterate(verb)
Definition
Poorer in quality
Don't adulterate my ketchup with mustard.
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Ambidextrous(adj)
Definition
Using both hands very well
My sister writes with her right and left she must be ambidextrous.
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Augment(verb)
Definition
To Increase
The summer ferry service has been greatly Augmented over the year.
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Bereft(adj)
Definition
Deprived of
My goldfish died lastnight i bereft it.
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Deploy(verb)
Definition
to place strategically
When we play hide and seek we deploy.
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Dour(adj)
Definition
gloomy
Jacob is a dour young man who displays all the symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder.
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Fortitude (noun)
Definition
strength and courage in facing danger or trouble Having his broken leg set without painkillers required fortitude
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Gape(verb)
Definition
to stare with open mouth
She came in with flamboyant jeans on and everyone gaped at her.
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Gibe(verb)
Definition
to mock, jeer
I gibed everything my sister did.
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Guise(noun)
Definition
outward appearance
He went to the Halloween party in the guise of a vampire.
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Insidious(adj.)
Definition
sneaky,tricky,deceptive
The insidious girl tried to scare her sister.
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Intimation(noun)
Definition
Hint or clue
My sister have me an intimation of where my phone was.
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Opulent(adj)
Definition
Rich,Luxurious,Wealthy
The couch was very opulent.
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Pliable(adj.)
Definition
Bendable
The glass started to bend which means its pliable.
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Reiterate(verb)
Definition
Repeat, Say Again
I asked my mom to reiterate her sentence.
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Stolid(adj.)
Definition
unresponsive, emotionless
The stolid expression on his face showed no feelings.
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Tentative(adj)
Definition
Changeable
Going to the movies was tentative at the moment.
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Unkempt
Definition
Disheveled
The unkempt man couldn't get a job because of the attire he wore.
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Verbatim(adj)
Definition
Word for Word
I told my dad to tell me the number verbatim.
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Warily(adverb)
Definition
Cautiously
She walked warily through the woods.
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