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Vocab #6
Charisma
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English
12th Grade
05/21/2012

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charisma
Definition
strength of character--> allure
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chauvinism
Definition
blind devotion to a cause
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chutzpah
Definition
incredible boldness
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coda
Definition
concluding part to a musical section
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collateral
Definition
security for a loan
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demography
Definition
study of a population
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denouement
Definition
downward slope to a story
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despotism
Definition
the exercise of absolute power
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disenfranchised
Definition
deprived of the rights of citizens
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dissidents
Definition
people who disagree with gov't policy
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dyslexia
Definition
disorder for difficulty in learning to read/write
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eclecticism
Definition
borrowing from a variety of different source
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euthanasia
Definition
mercy killing
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fetish
Definition
an inanimate object worshiped
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filibuster
Definition
stalling action on a bill--> prolonged speech
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functionalism
Definition
performance to match the function
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genocide
Definition
deliberate killing of a group of people
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leviathan
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a sea monster or something massive
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moratorium
Definition
official stoppage/delay
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narcissism
Definition
excessive or erotic interest in oneself
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