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Unit 3
All negative terms this time. weird huh?
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English
9th Grade
05/07/2009

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aloof
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(adj.) cool; reserved
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belie
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(v) to give false impression of
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daunt
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(v) to lessen the courage of
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debilitate
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(v) to impair the strength or ability of
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dissemination
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(n) the act of spreading around
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duplicity
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(n) contradictory doubleness in speech, thought, or action
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egocentric
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(adj) concerned with the individual rather than society
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euphemism
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(n) the substitution of negative term with one that is more agreeable and inoffensive
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factious
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(adj) causing disagreement because of lack of cooperation
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gluttonous
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(adj) marked by or given to excess eating or drinking
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importune
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(v) to ask persistantly
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mundane
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(adj) of or relating to everyday things in life
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petulance
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(n) the quality of being insolent or rude in speech or behavior
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pompous
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(adj) excessively elevated or ornate; showy
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precocious
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(adj) exceptionally early in development or occurence
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sacrosanct
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(adj) most sacred or holy
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slothful
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(adj) inclined to laziness
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verbose
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(adj) containing more words than necessary

 

ant. terse

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virulent
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(adj) marked by rapid, swift, or destructive charact.
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volatile
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(adj) liable to a sudden change in mood or behavior; fending or threatening to break out in open violence
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