Lit Vocab Ch 6-8

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Anomalous

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adj
abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

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Aspersion

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n
a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

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Bizarre

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adj
extremely strange, unusual, atypical

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Brusque

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adj
abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

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Cajole

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v
to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

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Castigate

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v
to punish severely; to criticize severely

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Contrive

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v
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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n
a leader who exploits populat prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

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Disabuse

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v
to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

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Ennui

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n
weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation orinterest, 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 schackle; to render helpless or impotent

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Heinous

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adj
very wicked, offensive, hateful

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Immutatble

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adj
not 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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Megalomania

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n
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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n
a position requiring little or no work; an esay job

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Surreptitious

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adj
stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

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Transgress

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v
to go beyong a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

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Transmute

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v
to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

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Vicarious

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adj
performed, suffered, or otherwise experiences by one person in place of another

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Austere

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adj
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

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Beneficent

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adj
performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

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Cadaverous

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adj
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

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Concoct

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v
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate

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Crass

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adj
coarse, unfeeling; stupid

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Debase

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v
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

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Desecrate

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v
to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

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Disconcert

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v
to confuse; to disturb the composure of

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Grandiose

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adj
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

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Inconsequential

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adj
trifling, unimportant

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Infraction

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n
a breaking of a law or obligation

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Mitigate

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v
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

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Pillage

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v
to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
n
the acting of looting; booty

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Prate

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v
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

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Punctilious

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adj
very careful and exact, attentitive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

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Redoubtable

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adj
inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

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Reprove

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v
to find fault with, scold, rebuke

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Restitution

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n
the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage

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Stalwart

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adj
strong and sturfy; brave; resolute
n
a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

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Vulnerable

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adj
open to attack; capable of being wonded or damaged; unprotected

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Acrimonious

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adj
stinging, bitter in temper or tone

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Bovine

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adj
resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

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Consternation

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n
dismay, confusion

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Corpulent

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adj
fat; ahving a large, bulky body

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Disavow

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v
to deny responsibility for or connection with

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Dispassionate

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adj
impartial; calm, free from emotion

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Dissention

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n
disagreement, charp difference of opinion

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Dissipate

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v
to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

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Expurgate

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v
to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to clense, purify

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Gauntlet

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n
an armored or protective glave; a challande; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

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Hypothetical

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adj
based on an aussumption or guess; used as a provisionsal or tenative idea to guide or direct investiagtion

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Ignoble

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adj
mean, low, base

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Impugn

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v
to call into question; to attack as false

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Intemperate

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adj
immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

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Odium

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n
hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

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Perfidy

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n
faithlessness, treachery

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Relegate

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v
to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

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Squeamish

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adj
inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

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Subservient

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adj
subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promte some end

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Susceptible

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adj
open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

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Abate

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v
to make less in amount, degree, etc; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

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Adulation

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n
praise or flattery that is excessive

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Anathema

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n
an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation

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Astute

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adj
shrewed, crafty, showing practical wisdom

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Avarice

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n
greedy desire, particularly for wealth

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Culpable

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adj
deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

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Dilatory

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adj
tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

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Egregious

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adj
conspicuous, standing out from the mass

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Equivocate

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v
to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

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Evanescent

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adj
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

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Irresolute

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adj
unable to make up one's mind, hesitating

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Nebulous

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adj
cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

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Novice

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n
one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience

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Penury

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n
extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

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Pretentious

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adj
done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious

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Recapitulate

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v
to review a series of facts; to sum up

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Resuscitate

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v
to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

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Slovenly

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adj
untidy, dirty, careless

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Supposition

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n
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

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Torpid

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adj
inactive, sluggish, dull