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F-6
Vocabulary
| DEFINITION | WORD |
|---|---|
| Anomalous | abnormal, irregular departing from the usual |
| Aspersion | damaging or derogatory statement; |
| Bizarre | extremely strange, unusual |
| Brusque | abrupt, blunt |
| Cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice |
| Castigate | to punish severly |
| Contrive | to plan with orginality |
| Disabuse | to free from deception or error |
| Fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet |
| Heinous | ver wicked, offensive |
| Immutable | not subject to change |
| Insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority |
| Megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power |
| Sinecure | a position requiring little or no work |
| Surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation |
| Transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary |
| Transmute | to change from on nature, substance, or from another |
| Vicarious | performed, suffered, experience by one person |
| Demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims |
| Ennui | weariness and dissatifaction from lack of occupation or interest |