11th Grade Vocab Unit 6 - PreTest

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fetter

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A chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains.

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castigate

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To punish severely; to criticize severely.

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disabuse

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To free from deception or error; to set right in ideas or thinking.

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brusque

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Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities.

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transgress

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To go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin or violate a law.

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surreptitious

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Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

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megalomania

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A condition characterized by delusions of grandeur or power.

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insurgent

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A person who rises in active revolt against an established authority.

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contrive

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To create or bring about an object or a situation by deliberate use of skill and artifice.

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aspersion

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An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.