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Vocab Unit 6
Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 6
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10th Grade
12/14/2010
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anomalous
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(adj.) abnormal
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aspersion
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(n.) a derogetory statement; the act of slandering
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bizaree
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(adj.) unusual
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brusque
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(adj.) abrupt, blunt
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cajole
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(v.) to coax, to sweet-talk
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castigate
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(v.) to punish severely
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contrive
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(v.) to plan with ingenuity
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demagogue
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(n.) rabble-rouser
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disabuse
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(v.) to free from deception or error
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ennui
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(n.) boredom
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fetter
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(n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet

(v.) to chain or shackle
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heinous
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(adj.) very wicked
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immutable
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(adj.) unchangeable
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insurgent
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(n.) one who rebels against authority

(adj.) rebellious
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megalomania
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(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power "mad with power"
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sinecure
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(n.) an easy job
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surreptitious
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(adj.) stealthy, secret
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transgress
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(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary
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transmute
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(v.) to change from one form to another
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vicarious
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(adj.) experienced by one person through another person; secondhand
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