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Vocabulary Workshop Unit 3.5
Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F
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English
11th Grade
10/24/2008

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Term
inadvertent
Definition
lack of attention, unintentional, accidental, unconsidered
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nominal
Definition
existing in name only, not real, titular, token, trifling, inconsequential
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noncommittal
Definition
not decisive or definite, cagey, uninformative, playing it save, playing it close to the vest
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peculate
Definition
to steal, embezzle, defraud, misappropriate
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proclivity
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a natrual, natraul bent, penchant, propensity
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sangfroid
Definition
composure or coolness, poise, self-assurance, equanimity
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seditious
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resistant to lawful authority, mutinous, rebellious, subversive
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tenuous
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thin, slender, lacking clarity, poorly supported, flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy
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vitriolic
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bitter, sarcastic, withering, acebic, mordant
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wheedle
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flattery to gain desired end, cajole, inveigle, soft soap, sweet talk
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