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Vocab Def
Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual | anomalous |
| a damaging or drogatory statement | aspersion |
| the act of slandering or defaming | aspersion |
| extremely strange, unusual, atypical | bizarre |
| abrup, blunt, with no formalites | brusque |
| to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice | cajole |
| to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises | cajole |
| to punish severely | castigate |
| to criticize severely | castigate |
| to plan with ingenuity, invent | contrive |
| to bring about as the result of a scheme or a plan | contrive |
| a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power | demagogue |
| to free from deception or error | disabuse |
| set right in ideas or thinking | disabuse |
| weariness and dissatifaction from lack of occupation or interest | ennui |
| boredom | ennui |
| to chain of shackle | fetter |
| to render helpless or impotent | fetter |
| very wicked, offensive, hateful | heinous |
| not subject to change, constant | immutable |
| rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority | insurgent |
| surging or rushing in or on | insurgent |
| a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality | megalomania |
| a position requiring little or no work | sinecure |
| an easy job | sinecure |
| stealthy, scret, intended to escape observation | serreptitious |
| made or accomplished by fraud | surreptitious |
| to go beyond a limit or boundary | transgress |
| to sin, violate law | transgress |
| to change from one nature, substance, or form to another | transmute |
| performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another | vicarious |