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Unit1
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36
English
9th Grade
10/30/2011

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Term
adulterate
Definition
to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something
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ambidextrous
Definition
able to use both hands equally well
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augment
Definition
to make larger, increase
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bereft
Definition
deprived of, made unhappy through loss
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deploy
Definition
to position or arrange to utilize
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dour
Definition
stern, unyielding, gloomy
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fortitude
Definition
courage in fcing difficulties
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gape
Definition
to stare with open mouth, to open the mouth wide
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gibe
Definition

v. to utter taunting words

n. an expression of scorn

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guise
Definition
and external apperance, cover, mask
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insidious
Definition
intended to decieve or entrap
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intimation
Definition
a hint, indirect suggestion
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opulent
Definition
wealthy, luxorious, ample, grandiose
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pliable
Definition
easily bent
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reiterate
Definition
to repeat
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stolid
Definition
not easily moved
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tentative
Definition
experimental in nature, hesitant
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unkempt
Definition
untidy
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verbatim
Definition

word for word

exact

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warily
Definition

with great care

cautiously

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abnormal
Definition
not normal
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amoral
Definition
lacking moral sense
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apathy
Definition
lack of interest
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atypical
Definition
not representative in a type of group/class
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ambiguous
Definition
open to more than one interpretation
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benefactor

 

Definition
a person who gives money or helps with a cause
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circumspect
Definition
unwilling to take risks
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conspire
Definition
verb. make secret plans to commit a harmful/unlawful act
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contradict
Definition
to deny the truth
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counterpart
Definition
a person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place
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diatribe
Definition
a forceful bitter attaack againts someone or something
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distort
Definition
pull or twist out of shape
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extraneous
Definition
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject at hand
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homogeneous
Definition
of all the same kind, alike
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inane
Definition
silly, stupid
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inept
Definition
having or showing no skill, clumsy
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