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Vocab final. June 12, 2009.

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2187954511InadvertentResulting from or marked by lack of attention.0
2187954512NominalExisting in name only; not real. Too small to be considered or taken seriously.1
2187954513NoncomittalNot decisive or definite; unwilling to take clear position.2
2187954514PeculateTo steal something; to take improperly for one's own use.3
2187954515ProclivityA natural or habitual inclination or tendency.4
2187954516SangfroidComposure or coolness.5
2187954517SeditiousResistant to lawful authority; having purpose of overthrowing an established government.6
2187954518TenuousThin, slender.7
2187954519VitriolicBitter, sarcastic.8
2187954520WheedleTo use coaxing or flattery to gain something.9
2187954521AffableCourteous and pleasant; sociable.10
2187954522AggrandizeTo increase in greatness, power, or wealth.11
2187954523AmorphousShapeless; without definite form.12
2187954524AuraThat which surrounds.13
2187954525ContrabandIllegal traffic, smuggled goods.14
2187954526EruditeScholarly, learned, bookish.15
2187954527GossamerThin, light, delicate.16
2187954528InferTo find out by reasoning.17
2187954529InscrutableIncapable of being understood.18
2187954530InsularRelating to, characteristic of; situated on an island.19
2187954531IrrevocableIncapable of being changed or called back.20
2187954532PropensityA natural inclination.21
2187954533QuerulousPeevish, complaining, fretful.22
2187954534RemonstrateTo argue or plead with someone against something.23
2187954535RepudiateTo disown, reject, or deny validity of.24
2187954536ResilientAble to return to original shape or form.25
2187954537ReverberateTo echo, resound.26
2187954538ScurrilousCoarsely abusive, vulgar.27
2187954539SedulousPersistent; showing industry and determination.28
2187954540SleazyThin or flimsy in texture; cheap.29
2187954541AmnestyA general pardon for an offense against a government.30
2187954542AxiomaticSelf-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule.31
2187954543BlazonTo adorn or embellish.32
2187954544SalutaryBeneficial, helpful.33
2187954545PreceptA rule of conduct or action.34
2187954546FractiousTending to be troublesome; unruly, querulous.35
2187954547FloutTo mock, treat with contempt.36
2187954548ExtricateTo free from entanglement.37
2187954549FilchTo steal, especially in a sneaky way and petty amounts.38
2187954550CaveatA warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding.39
2187954551EquitableFair, just.40
2187954552ScourgeTo whip, punish severely.41
2187954553ScathingBitterly severe, causing great harm.42
2187954554SepulchralFuneral, typical of the tomb.43
2187954555SoporificTending to cause sleep.44
2187954556StraitlacedExtremely strict in regard to moral standards.45
2187954557TransientLasting only a short time.46
2187954558UnwieldyNot easily carried or handled.47
2187954559VapidDull, uninteresting, tiresome.48

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