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Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 6

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abortive   adj. Failing to accomplish an intended purpose  
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bruit   v. to spread news or rumors  
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contumelious   adj. insolent or rude  
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dictum   n. a short saying  
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ensconce   v. to settle comfortably in position  
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iconoclastic   adj. attacking poular beliefs  
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in medias res   adv. into the middle of things  
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internecine   adj. mutually destructive  
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maladroit   adj. lacking skill  
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maudlin   adj. excessively sentimental  
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modulate   v. to change intensity or pitch  
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portentous   adj. foreshadowing an event to come  
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prescience   n. knowledge of events before they happen  
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quid pro quo   n. something for something  
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salubrious   adj. conductive to health or well-being  
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saturnalian   adj. characterized by unrestrained revelry  
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touchstone   n. a means of testing worth  
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traumatic   adj. shocking to the emotions to cause psychological damage  
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vitiate   v. to weaken  
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waggish   adj. fond of making jokes  
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