SAT Vocabulary Avuncular

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	avuncular Definition: resembling an uncle, as in kindness or good humor Synonym: genial
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	External definitions: a·vun·cu·lar ( -v ng ky -l r) adj. 1. Of or having to do with an uncle. 2. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance. [From Latin `avunculus`, maternal uncle ; see `awo-` in Indo-European roots]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.