Eng Vocab-Sec 4 * 5

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vapid

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dull, uninteresting, tiresom; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force

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inscrutable

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incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

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contraband

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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; ilegal, prohibited

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filch

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to steal, especially in a sneaky way and in petty amounts

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aggrandize

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to increase in greatness, power or wealth; intensify

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unwieldy

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not easily carried, handled, ot managed because of the size or complexity

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affable

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courteous, pleasant, social

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axiomatic

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self evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

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amorphous

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shapeless, without definate form; of no particular type or character

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propensity

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natural inclination or prediletion toward

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aura

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that which surrounds, atmosphere; personal quality

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amnesty

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general pardon for an offense against a gov't; in general any act of forgiveness or absolution

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gossamer*

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thin, light, insubstantial; very thin light cloth

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straitlaced

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strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical

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erudite

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scholarly, leaned, bookish, pedantic

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scathing

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bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

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autonomy

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self gov't, political control

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precept

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a rule of conduct or action

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querulous

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peevish, complaining, fretful

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blazon

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to adorn or embelish; publish or proclaim widely
-boadcast, trumpet

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fractious

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tending to be troublesom; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

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transient

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lasting only a short time, fleeting, one who stays only a short time

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scourge

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V) to whip, punish severely

N)cause of affliction and suffering; source of severe punishment or criticism

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extricate

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to free from entaglements or difficulties; remove with effort

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reverberate

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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

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caveat

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warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior

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resilient

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able to return to an origional shape or form; able to recover quickly

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sedulous

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persistent, showing industry or determination

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insular

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realating to, characteristic of, or situated on an ISLAND; isolated in outlook or experience

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remonstrate

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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

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sleazy*

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thin or flimsy, cheap; inferior in character

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scurrilous

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coarsely abbusive, vulgar or low(especially in LANGUAGE); foul mouthed

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repudiate

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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

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flout

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to mock, treat with contempt

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salutary

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beneficial, helpful; health, wholesome

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infer

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find out by reasoning; to hint, suggest, imply

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irrevocable

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can not be brought back or changed

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equitable

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fair, just, embodying principles of justice

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sepulchral

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funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal

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soporific

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ADJ)tending to cause sleep, ralating to sleepiness or lethargy

N) something that induces sleep