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Vocabulary workshop unit 4
level F
20
Language - English
10th Grade
01/31/2010

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Term
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
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(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
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(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
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(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
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insular
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(adj.) relating to, characteristic of. or situated on an island ; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience.
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irrevovalble
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(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
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(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
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querulous
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(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
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remonstrate
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(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, pretest against, object to.
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repudiate
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(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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reverberate
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(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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scurrilous
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(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
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sedulous
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(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination
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sleazy
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(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture, cheap ; shoddy or inferior in quality or character, ethically low, mean, or disreputable
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resilient
Definition
(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
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