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English 10 Vocab Lesson 14
English 10 Vocab Lesson 14
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English
10th Grade
02/18/2011

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Term
levity
Definition
lightnes of disposition; lack of seriousness
Synonym: frivolity
Term
hoax
Definition
a practical joke; a trick
Synonym: fraud; fake
Term
amicable
Definition
friendly; peaceable
Synonym: agreeable; amiable
Term
obstreperous
Definition
agressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant
Term
enraptured
Definition
delighted beyond measure
Synonym: ecstatic
Term
marital
Definition
having to do with marriage
Synonym: wedded
Term
bask
Definition
to expose oneself to pleasant warmth
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genial
Definition
friendly; amiable
Synonym: cordial
Term
charlatan
Definition
one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others
Synonym: quack; fraud
Term
mundane
Definition
commonplace; earthly and not spiritual
Synonym: boring
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fickle
Definition
likely to change ona whim or without apparent reason
Synonym:vacillating; capricious
Term
juggernaut
Definition
a terrible destructive or irresistible force
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naive
Definition
simple in outlook; not affected or worldly; especially innocent
Synonym: unsophisticated; unsuspecting
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nocturnal
Definition
having t do with the night; occurring at night
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novice
Definition
a beginner; one who is inexperienced
Synonym: apprentice; tyro
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