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SO Level F Unit 6
So- Level F, Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| Aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement: the act of slandering or defaming |
| Bizarre | extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| Brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| Cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| Castigate | to punish severely; to criticize severely |
| Contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
| Demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| Disabuse | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| Ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
| Fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent |
| Heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| Immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| Insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority |
| Megalomania | A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
| Sinecure | a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| Surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplised by fraud |
| Transgress | to go beyong a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| Transmute | to change from one natures, substance, or form to another |
| Vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |