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English Vocab
Unit VII
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anomalous | abnormal, unusual, different |
| aspersion | damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | strange, unusual, weird |
| brusque | blunt |
| cajole | coax, persuade, sweet-talk |
| castigate | punish, criticize severely |
| contrive | invent, think up, concoct |
| demagogue | Abigail Williams, rabble-rouser |
| disabuse | set straight |
| ennui | boredom |
| fetter | chain, shackle |
| heinous | wicked, offensive |
| immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent | revolutionary, rebellious |
| megalomania | mega maniac, delusions of grandeur |
| sinecure | easy job |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret |
| transgress | violate, trespass, to go beyond |
| transmute | change from one nature to another, transform, convert |
| vicarious | imagined |