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vacab level 6
Question | Answer |
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anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement |
bizarre | extremely strange, unusual |
brusque | abrupt, blunt, no formalities |
cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery, to decieve with soothing thoughts, |
castigate | to punish severely |
contrive | to plan with ingenuity, think up, invent |
demagogue | a leader who gives false information to gain power |
ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction, boredom |
fetter | strain or shackle placed on feet |
heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
immutable | not subject to change, constsnt |
insurgent | one who rebels against athority |
megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent |
sinecure | position of requiring little or no work, easy job |
surreptitious | stealthy, secret, concealed |
transgress | to go beyond limit or boundry |
transmute | to change from one thing to another |
vicarious | performed, suffered by other person, imagined |