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

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Adulterate
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(Verb) To debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements. I adulterated my drink by adding a lemon.
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Ambidextrous
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(Adj.) Able to use both hands equally well. My friend is Ambidexrous, therefore he switches hands when he writes.
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Augment
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(Verb) To make larger in size. my brother wants to augment his arms.
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Bereft
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(Verb) Deprived. I was berfeted of best friend when she moved to Africa.
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Deploy
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(Verb) To spread out. My coach made sure to deploy his best players to be sure of a win.
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Dour
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(Adj.) Sullen, gloomy. I had a dour expression on my face when my fish died.
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Fortitude
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(Adj.) Mental and emotional strength. With fortitude I forgave my friend.
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Gape
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(Verb) To stare with mouth open, in aw. I gaped at how beautiful the bride looked.
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Gibe
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(Verb) Utter mocking or scoffing words. Everyone gibed at the girl who fell in the hallway.
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Guise
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(Adj.) External apperance. The guise of the coach made me think we were in trouble.
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Insidious
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(Adj.) Tricky, sneaky, deceptive. I planned a very insidious revenge on my brother for hitting me with a water balloon.
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Intimation
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Hint or clue. I gave my friend a very obvious intimation that the guy behind her was staring.
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Opulent
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Rich, luxurious. My friend has a very opulent house with a bowling alley in the basement.
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Pliable
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(Adj.) Bendable. Suprisingly the paper clip was really pliable.
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Reiterate
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(Verb) Repeat, again. I had to reiterate myself because no one was paying attention.
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Stolid
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(Adj.) Doesn't show any emotion. The man in the army was completly stolid while signing up to stay in war.
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Tentative
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(Adj.) Changable, not set in stone. My RSVP to is tenative because I'm not sure if I'm going on vaction that week.
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Unkempt
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(Adj.) Dishebeled, a mess. The man on the side of the road looked very unkempt.
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Verbatim
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(Adj.) Word for word. When quoting my mother I used exact verbatim.
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Warily
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(Adj.) Carefully, cautiously. She warily walked into the pitch dark room.
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