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Vocab Unit 4
unit 4 level f
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Language - Other
10th Grade
09/07/2010

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AFFABLE
Definition
  • (adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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AGGRANDIZE
Definition
  • (v) to increase in greatness, power or wealth;
  • to build up or intensify;
  • to make appear greater
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AMORPHOUS
Definition
  • (adj) shapeless, without definite form;
  • of no particular type or character;
  • without organization, unity, or cohesion
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AURA
Definition
  • (n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere);
  • a distinctive air or personal quality
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CONTRABAND
Definition
  • (n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods;
  • (adj) illegal, prohibited
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ERUDITE
Definition
  • (adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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GOSSAMER
Definition
  • (adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial;
  • (n) a very thin, light cloth
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INFER
Definition
  • (v) to find out by reasoning;
  • to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought;
  • to hint, suggest, imply
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INSCRUTABLE
Definition
  • (adj) incapable of being understood;
  • impossible to see through physically
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INSULAR
Definition
  • (adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island;
  • narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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IRREVOCABLE
Definition
  • (adj) incapable of being changed or called back
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PROPENSITY
Definition
  • (n) a natural inclination or predilection toward
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QUERULOUS
Definition
  • (adj) peevish, complaining, fretful
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REMONSTRATE
Definition
  • (v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
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REPUDIATE
Definition
  • (v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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RESILIENT
Definition
  • (adj) able to return to an original shape or form;
  • able to recover quickly
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REVERBERATE
Definition
  • (v) ro re-echo, resound;
  • to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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SCURRILOUS
Definition
  • (adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
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SEDULOUS
Definition
  • (adj) persistent, showing industry and determination
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SLEAZY
Definition
  • (adj) thin or flimsy in texture;
  • cheap;
  • shoddy or inferior in quality or character;
  • ethically low, mean, or disreputable
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