ELA - 9th Honours - ELA vocab set 1

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adulterate
verb

to corrupt or to make worse by addition of something of lesser value
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augment
verb

to make large, to increase
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bereft
adjective/verb

deprived of or made unhappy through a loss
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disparage
verb/adjective

to express a negative opinion which often results in a diminished value
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dour
adjective

stern, unyielding, gloomy or ill-mannered
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fortitude
noun

courage in facing difficulty
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insidiuos
adjective

intended to deceive, sly or treachearous
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intimate
verb

to make a hint or a suggestion
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opulent
adjective

wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose
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encapsulate
verb

to enclose
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ostensible
adjective

motives or facts that are apparent but not necessarily true
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pliable
adjective

easily bent, flexible or easily influenced
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proscribe
verb

to command against or to prohibit or denounce
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recede
verb

to move back or to retreat
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reiterate
verb

to say again
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remittance
noun

a payment
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sophistry
noun

an elaborate and eloquent but logicalyl invalid argument often intended to deceive
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stolid
adjective

not easily moved mentally or emotionally
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tentative
adjective

uncertain or hesitant
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vernacular
noun

common language or everyday speech

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