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Final Vocabulary Review

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PlebianCommon people
SlothLaziness
ChimeraImaginary monster
ProletariatIndustrial working class
CharlatanA fraud; someone lies about their abilities
PervadeTo spread throughout
DialecticalRelating or belonging to language
StigmatizeTo label as socially unacceptable
MonolithicLarge and unchanging
PolarizeTo cause a division of opinion
DisengageTo physically disconnect or mentally disconnect
DisseminationTo spread, especially ideas
CompressShrink; press things together
AnestheticSubstance that dulls pain, especially used in medicine
ConstituencyGroup with common outlook
DissembleTo put on a false appearance to cover up the truth
DerideTo ridicule or make fun of
DiscretionThe freedom to decide something
ConstrictTo squeeze or to narrow something
AnecdoteA short, personal account of an event
DiscordantDisagreeing or incompatible
FluctuationsTo change from one thing to another in an unpredictable way
EnhanceTo improve or add some desirable quality to something
ExpungedTo get rid of something completely
ContinenceSelf restraint
FiscalRelating to financial matters
PropensityTendency to demonstrate behavior
DesiccatedWithout intellectual or emotional strength; especially literature
DesecrateTo damage something that is held in high regard
PlatitudesA pointless or unoriginal statement that is meant to be helpful
MinutiaeSmall or trivial details
RetractTo withdraw statement
IllicitUnacceptable by social standards
DiscordLack of agreement
RetributionPunishment
GrievousVery serious or severe
EnsnareTo trap in an unpleasant situation
AsylumProtection from harm
FloutTo openly ignore the law
CircumspectCareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences
PinionedTo restrain somebody
VersatileHaving many uses
GibeMocking remark
CoddleTo be overprotective of somebody; to baby
MendaciousProne to lying
HedgeTo avoid answering directly
PetulantIll tempered
RepercussionThe result of an action
LinimentPain relieving liquid rub
CynicSomeone who believes that people are insincere


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Lawrence School
Sagamore Hills, OH

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