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Gabby Billstrom Week 5
vocab week 5
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English
11th Grade
10/07/2011

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Irreverent
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(adj) not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect.[ih-rev-er-uhnt] His irreverent relpy offended many of his listeners.
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Vulgar
Definition
(adj) crude; coarse; unrefined. [vuhl-ger] Because of the vulgar location of the play house, many people did not buy tickets to see the show.
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Riled
Definition
(v) to irritate or vex. [rahyl]
The little brother riled the big sister.
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Insipid
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(adj) without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid. [in-sip-id] Her insipid personality did not interest her friends.
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Platonic
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(adj) pertaining to, involving, or characterized by Platonic love as a striving toward love of spiritual or ideal beauty. [pluh-ton-ik, pley-]
Her platonic beauty kept a hold on him.
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