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vocab unit 4
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10th Grade
10/21/2008

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affable
Definition
genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial
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aggrandize
Definition
augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
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amorphous
Definition
formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate
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aura
Definition
ambience, atmosphere
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contraband
Definition
illicit, bootleg, unlawful
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erudite
Definition
profoundly educated, well-read
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gossamer
Definition
filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
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infer
Definition
gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate
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inscrutable
Definition
impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
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insular
Definition
narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
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irrevocable
Definition
irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable
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propensity
Definition
natural bent, proclivity, penchant
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querulous
Definition
petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable
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remonstrate
Definition
reason against, expostulate
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repudiate
Definition
disavow, abjure, renounce
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resilient
Definition
springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy
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reverberate
Definition
rumble, thunder, boom, echo
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scurrilous
Definition
obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
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sedulous
Definition
assiduous, tireless, indefatigable
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sleazy
Definition
inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty
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