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English III Honors

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Vocabulary Word
Definition
affable   courteous and pleasant, socialble, easy to speak to  
aggrandize   to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater  
amorphous   shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type of character; without organization, unity, or cohension  
aura   that which surrounds (as an atomosphere); a distintive air or personal quality  
contraband   illegal traffic, smuggle goods; illegal, prohibited  
erudite   scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic  
gossamer   thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth  
infer   to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion to see through physically  
inscrutable   incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically  
insular   relating to, charcateristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience  
irrevocable   incapable of being changed or called back  
propensity   a natural inclination or predilection toward  
querulous   peevish, complaining, fretful  
remonstrate   to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to  
repudiate   to disown, reject, or deny the validity of  
resilient   able to tuen to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly  
reverberate   to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly  
scurrilous   coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed  
sedulous   persisten, showing industry and determination  
sleazy   thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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