English Iii Vocabulary Unit 4

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Affable

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(adj) friendly and easy to talk to

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Aggrandize

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(v) to increase the effects or strength of something

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Amorphous

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(adj) having no definite shape or features

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Aura

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(n) a quality or feeling that seems to surround or come from a person or a place

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Contraband

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(n) goods that are brought into a country illegally, especially to avoid tax (adj) illegal

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Erudite

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(adj) showing a lot of knowledge based on careful study

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Gossamer

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(adj) light or delicate (n) a very light thin material

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Infer

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(v) to form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you have

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Inscrutable

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(adj) someone who shows no emotion or reaction in the expression on their face so that it is impossible to know what they are feeling or thinking

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Insular

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(adj) interested in your own group, country, way of life etc and no others - used to show disapproval

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Irrevocable

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(adj) a decision, action etc. cannot be changed or stopped

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Propensity

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(n) a natural tendency to behave in a particular way

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Querulous

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(adj) someone who complains about things in an annoying way

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Remonstrate

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(v) to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done

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Repudiate

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(v) to refuse to accept or continue with something

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Resilient

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(adj) able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event

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Reverberate

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(v) heard many times as it is sent back from different surfaces

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Scurrilous

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(adj) remarks, articles etc. containing damaging and untrue statements about someone

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Sedulous

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(adj) working very hard in a determined way without stopping

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Sleazy

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(adj) dirty, cheap, or in bad condition