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Vocab 14

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Adonis   very handsome man  
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atlas   book of maps  
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Baedeker   guidebook; handbook  
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bowdlerize   censure; expurgate; clear of words or passages thought to be objectionable  
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boycott   join with others to refuse to use, buy, or deal with  
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chauvinist   fanatical patriot; jingoist  
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cicerone   guide who explains to tourists the history and special features of a place  
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Damoclean   involving imminent disaster  
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gargantuan   enormous; gigantic; prodigious  
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John Hancock   person's signature  
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Machiavellian   crafty; deceitful; cunning  
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malapropism   humourous misuse of words by a person unaware of the error  
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mentor   wise, trusted advisor or teacher  
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mesmerize   hypnotize; spellbind; enthrall  
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odyssey   long, wandering journey  
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philippic   bitter denounciatory speech; tirade; jeremiad  
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quisling   traitor; collaborator  
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quixotic   impractically idealistic; visionary  
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sadistic   deriving pleasure by inflicting pain on others; deliberately cruel  
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stentorian   very loud  
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Pollyanna   anyone who is excessively and persistantly optimistic  
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Draconian   extremely harsh or severe  
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