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SVL #4
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English
10th Grade
01/20/2009

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affable
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(+) adj. amicable, amiable
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aggrandize
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v. to increase in size, influence, or power
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amorphous
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adj. unable to discern a particular category or shape, not fully formed
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archetype
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n. a model or first form; precedent for all else
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aura
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n. a surrounding atmosphere
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contraband
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n. illegal goods
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erudite
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(+) adj. knowledgeable, scholarly
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gossamer
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n. a flimsy, see through fabric
adj. light, flimsy, transparent (heavenly)
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infer
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v. to suggest, connecting the dots
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inscrutible
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adj. incapable of being analyzed, no diffinitive answer
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insular
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adj. pertaining to an island; figuratively provincial
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irrevocable
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adj. incapable of being taken away
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propensity
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n. natural inclination
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querulous
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adj. whiny, nit-picking, peevish in voice or demeanor
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remonstrate
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v. to say in objection or disapproval
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repudiate
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v. to refuse to recognize, to disassociate
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resilient
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adj. ability to bounce back, go back to original shape
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retrench
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v. to economize, cut back financially
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reverberate
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v. to resound, repeat
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scurrilous
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(-) adj. obsenely abusive, disreputable, vulgar
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sedulous
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adj. assidious, dilligent
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sleazy
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(-)adj. 1. poorly made
2. skanky, unethical
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