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Unit 1, Lesson 2 Vocabulary
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09/22/2005
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acidulous
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somewhat acid or sour
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avaricious
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excessively greedy
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baleful
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deadly; sinister
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bellicose
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warlike; of a quarrelsome nature
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bilious
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bad-tempered; bitter
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bumptious
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arrogant; disagreeably conceited
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captious
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critical; quick to find fault; quibbling
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churlish
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rude; surly
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complaisant
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willing to please; tending to consent to others' wishes
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contrite
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crushed in spirit by a feeling of guilt
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convivial
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festive; sociable
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craven
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cowardly
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debonair
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courteous, gracious and having a sophisticated charm; suave; urbane
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dyspeptic
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grouchy; gloomy; a person who suffers from dyspepsia or indigestion
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lachrymose
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sad; mournful; inclined to shed many tears
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