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BHS Vocabulary Unit 1
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English
10th Grade
10/01/2011

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Adulterate
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(verb)To make impure or less. How can you tell if the food has been adulterated with food coloring.
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Ambidextrous
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(adj)Using both hands or equal. I had broke my right hand so i use my left because i am ambidextrous.
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Augment
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(verb)To increase or enlarge.The commander called his troops to agument the party.
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Bereft
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(verb)Deprived or robbed.The lady was bereft of her loved ones.
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Deploy
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(verb)To spread out.The baseball maneger deployed his outfielders.
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Dour
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(adj.)Sullen or glommy.The dour expressions of the childern where priceless.
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Fortitude
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(noun)Mental or emotional.Americas earliest settelers faced the hardships of life on the frontier with fortitude faith.
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Gape
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(noun)To open.As the magicians beautiful blond assistant seemed to vanish into thin air the entire audience gape in amazement.
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Gibe
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(verb)To mock.Why should i be the object of all thoser gibe just because im wearing baby blue shoes.
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Guise
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(noun)Appearence or cover up.The man guise his appearence to make him look more or a gentlemen.
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Insidious
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(adj.)Deceptive. Dr. evils insidious plans never work.
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Intimation
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(noun)Not showing.His expressions gave no sign of intimation.
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Opulent
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(adj.)Expensive or luxurious.Down the block from me there are more opulent houses.
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Pliable
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(adj.)Bendable. I had to make the nails pliable in order to fix my door.
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Reiterate
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(verb)To repeat.I hated when my mom always reiterate the same things over and over.
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Stolid
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(adj.)Emotionless.Under her stolid expressions was a sensitive mind and spirit.
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Tentative
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(adj.)Easily changeable.Since his acceptence of the invitation was only tentative the hostess may be one short at the dinner party.
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Unkempt
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(adj.)Decribing ones appearence.Why would someone who is usually so neat and tidy appear in public in such a unkempt state?.
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Verbatim
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(verb)Word for word.I have asked the stenographer to take down the speech verbatim.
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Warily
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(adj.)Carefully.I went through all my work very warily for mistakes.
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