Level F Unit 4,5,6

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affable

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courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to talk to

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aggrandize

Back 2

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth

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amorphous

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shapeless, without definite form

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aura

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that which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality

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contraband

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illegal traffic

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erudite

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scholarly,learned,bookish

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gossamer

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thin light delicate, very thin, light cloth

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infer

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to find out by reasoning, to hint suggest imply

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inscrutable

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incapable of being understood

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insular

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relating to , characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook in experience

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irrevocable

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incapable of being changed or called back

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propensity

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a natural inclination or predilection toward

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querulous

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peevish, complaining, fretful

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remonstrate

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to argue or plead with someone against somehting

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repudiate

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to disown, reject

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reverberate

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to re-echo, resound; rumble thunder boom

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scurrilous

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coarsely abusive, vulgar or low

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sedulous

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persistent, showing industry and determination

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sleazy

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tin or flimsy in texture, cheap shoddy or inferior in quality or character

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resilient

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able to return to an original shape or form

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amnesty

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a general pardon for an offense against a government; an official pardon

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autonomy

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self-government, political control

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axiomatic

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self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule; taken for granted

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blazon

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to adorn or embellish; to broadcast

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caveat

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a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourafe behavior, word to the wise

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equitable

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fair, reasonable

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extricate

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to free from entanglements or difficulties

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filch

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

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flout

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to mock, sneer at, scorn

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fractious

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tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome

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precept

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a rule of conduct or action; principle

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salutary

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beneficial helpful

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scathing

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bitterly severe, withering; causing great harm

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scourge

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to whip, punish severely

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sepulchral

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funereal, typical of the tomb,doleful, gloomy

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soporific

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tending to cause sleep,anesthetic

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straitlaced

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extremely stirct in regard to moral standards and conduct

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transient

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lasting only a short time

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unwieldy

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

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vapid

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dull, uninteresting

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anomalous

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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

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aspersion

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a damaging or derogatory statement

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bizzare

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extremely strange

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brusque

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abrupt, blunt

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cajole

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to coax, persuade through flattery, wheedle

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castigate

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to punish or criticize severely

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contrive

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to plan with ingenuity, invent

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demagogue

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a leader who exploits popular prejudices an false claims and promises in order to gain power

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diabuse

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to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

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ennui

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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

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fetter

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a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains

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heinous

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very wicked, offensive, hateful

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immutable

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not subject to change; constant

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insurgent

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one who rebels or rises against authority

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megalomania

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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent

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sinecure

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a position requiring little or no work; an easy job

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surreptitious

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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation

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transgress

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to go beyond a limit or boundary, sin

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transmute

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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

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vicarious

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performed,suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another