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Unit 6 vocab
Lanham
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anomalous | Abnormal irregular |
| Aspersion | A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering |
| Bizarre | Extremely strange unusual |
| Brusque | Abrupt, blunt |
| Cajole | To coax, persuade through flattery; to decieve with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| Castigate | To punish severely |
| Contrive | To plan with ingenuity, to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
| Demagogue | A leader who exploits popular prejudices 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 interest, boredom |
| Fetter | A chain or shackle placed on the feet |
| Heinous | Very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| Immutable | Not subject to change, constant |
| Insurgent | Rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority |
| Megalomania | A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, or talent |
| Sinecure | A position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| Surreptitious | Stealthy, secret, accomplished by fraud |
| Transgress | To go beyond a limit or boundary, to sin, violate a law |
| Transmute | To change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
| Vicarious | Performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |