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English 2 Vocabulary List 1

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AB
naiveinnocent; gullible
naturalizeto give citizenship to one foreign born
innateinborn
factiousargumentative; inclined to dissent
facsimilean exact copy
facileeasy
abdicateto give up; renounce
aberrationa straying from the norm; abnormality
abjureto renounce (upon oath); to swear away
abscondto depart secretly and hide
complacencystate of smugness; self-satisfaction
belligerencequality of having a fighting spirit
opulencewealth
tenaciousstubborn; holding fast
retentiveretaining knowledge easily (a retentive memory)
tenableable to be defended or upheld
precludeto hinder; to make impossible
occlusionthe shutting up of an opening
exclusionshut away; hermit-like
exclusionthe act of shutting out (noun form of "exclude")
CLUDshut
TENhold
ENCEstate of
ABaway from
FACTmake
NATborn