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Chapter 5 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
09/17/2014

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Charlatan
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A fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge
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Corroborate
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To confirm; strengthen with further evidence; provide proof of
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Disseminate
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To spread or scatter widely; distribute
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Diverge
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To branch off in different directions from the same starting point; to become different
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Dormant
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Inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep
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Hoist
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To lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable
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Illicit
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Illegal
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Irrevocable
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Not able to be canceled or undone; irreversible
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Precipitate
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To cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected
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Proliferation
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A rapid spread or increase
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