English I Vocabulary Asdf

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous

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Ambivalent

Back 2

Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action

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Angular

Back 3

Lean; sharp cornered; gaunt

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Arrogant

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Overbearingly assuming; insolently proud

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Aversion

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Strong disinclination, disliking

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Discern

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To deifferentiate between two or more things

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Disdain

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Intense dislike; totreat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy

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Disparage

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To degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

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Disparity

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Inequaility, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree

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Embellish

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To decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation

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Engender

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To cause, to produce, to create

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innocuous

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Harmless, producing no injury

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Insipid

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Boring or stupid

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Lament

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To mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

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Laud

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To praise, To extol

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Obscure

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Difficult to see, vague

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Ostentatious

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Showy, pretentious

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Prodigal

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Wasteful, a person given to extravagance

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Repudiate

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To reject, to disown, to disavow

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Reticence

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Resraint in speech, reluctance to speak

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Revere

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To honor, to regard with respect

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Serene

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Calm, placid

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Subtle

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Delicate, elusive, not obvious

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Superfluous

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Beyond what is needed or required, an overflow

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Taciturn

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Quiet, not verbose