Unit Six
DEFINITION
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To go beyond a limit or
boundary
SENTENCE
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She transgressed when
she drank and then
went for a spin in the
car; the police soon
caught up with her
Surreptitious-(adjective)
Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation;
made or accomplished by fraud
The soccer player was astounded
to see his coach with a
surreptitious look on his face
because he seemed like he knew
his team was going to win the
game.
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A delusion marked by
a feeling of power,
wealth, talent, etc, far
in excess of reality.
After winning the
spelling bee, Luke had
a feeling of
megalomania for
about two weeks.
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an office or position requiring little or no work,
esp. one yielding profitable returns.
One could say that Donald Trump's job is a
sinecure
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Transmute (v.) – to change
from one nature, substance,
or form to another.
Optimums Prime transmuted
into a form of a robot from a
truck.
(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority;
(adj.) rising in revolt to accept authority;
surging or rushing in or on
 The boy’s parents sent him
him to boarding school
because of his insurgent
behavior.
Imara McIver
Period 3 Section 2
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(adj.) not subject to change, constant
There will and always will be 24 hours in a day,
which means time is immutable.
Fetter
(n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often
used in plural); anything that confines or
restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to render
helpless or impotent
The captain of
the ship put
the prisoner in
fetters.
(n).
Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of
occupation or interest, bordom
I jus got laid of work and now feel ennui.
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(adj.) Very wicked, offensive, hateful
Taylor Swift gave Kanye West a Heinous look
at the VMA’s.
Avery Dargie English 10H Period 3 Section 2
(v) To Free from deception o
error, set right in the ideas or
thinking
He thinks that all women adore him, but
sister will probably disabuse him of those
ideas.
His actions somehow where displayed vicariously
through me.
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(n.) A leader who
exploits popular
prejudices and false
claims and promises
in order to gain power
Adolf Hitler was
considered a
demagogue because
of his ability to incite
the people.
To plan with ingenuity, invent;
to bring about as the result of
a scheme or plans
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
We contrived a plan to sneak out of the house.
Castigate
To punish severely; to criticize severely.
Sentence: My parents would castigate me
if I made bad grades in school.
Cajole
Verb. To coax, persuade
through flattery or artifice;
to deceive with soothing
thoughts or false problems
In Edgar Allan Poe’s short
story, “The Cask of
Amontillado”, the narrator,
Montresor, used the
Amontillado to cajole
Fortunado into getting
sealed up in the cavern by
Montresor himself.
Alya Bandealy
KTH
Period 3 Section 2
November 8, 2010
Adjective: abrupt,
blunt, with no
formalities.
Larry’s mom did not appreciate his brusque table manners at
the family dinner.
Extremely strange, unusual, atypical
The bizarre 2 headed turtle attracts a
lot of attention.
Definition: a damaging
or derogatory statement;
the act of slandering or
defaming.
Do not continue to
spread aspersion
throughout the
conversation; it may
lower his confidence.
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Anomalous- (adj.)
abnormal, irregular,
departing from the
usual
The ugly duckling
was anomalous from
the other ducks, but
began to look more
normal as he grew up.
I look
anomalous
compared to
them…