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Vocab 11-21-13
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9th Grade
11/21/2013

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Anomalous
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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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Arbiter
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one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge or umpire
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Aspersion
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a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
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Bizarre
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extremely strange, unusual, atypical
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Brusque
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abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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Cajole
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to coax or persuade through flattery or artifice
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Castigate
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to punish severely; to criticize severely
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Contrive
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to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
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Demagogue
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices, false claims, and promises in order to gain power
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Disabuse
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to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
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Ennui
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weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
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Fetter
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(N) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains
(V) to chain or shackle; to render helpless
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Heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
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Immutable
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subject to change, constant
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Insurgent
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(N) one who rebels or rises against authority
(Adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
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Megolomania
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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
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Sinecure
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a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
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Transgress
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to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
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Transmute
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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
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Vicarious
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performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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Vouchsafe
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to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant reluctantly
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Surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to to escape observation, made or accomplished by fraud
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