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Week Six
Week Six Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anomalous (adjective) | Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual, exceptional |
| Aspersion (noun) | A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
| Bizarre (adjective) | Extremely strange, fantastic, outlandish, unusual |
| Brusque (adjective) | Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| Cajole (verb) | To coax, persuade through flattery or artifice, to "sweet-talk" |
| Castigate (verb) | To punish or criticize severely, to chastise |
| Contrive (verb) | To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan, to "think up" |
| Demagogue (noun) | A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power, a rabble-rouser |
| Disabuse (verb) | To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking, to enlighten or "set straight" |
| Ennui (noun) | Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom, listlessness |
| Fetter (noun or verb) | Noun: A chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains Verb: To chain or shackle; to restrain or make helpless |
| Heinous (adjective) | Very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| Immutable (adjective) | Not subject to change, constant, unchangeable |
| Insurgent (noun and adjective) | Noun: One who rebels or rises against authority Adjective: Rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority , rebellious |
| Megalomania (noun) | A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc. far in excess of reality, "delusions of grandeur" |
| Sinecure (noun) | A position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| Surreptitious (adjective) | Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud |
| Transgress (verb) | To go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin or violate a law |
| Transmute (verb) | To change from one nature, substance or form to another, to transform |
| Vicarious (adjective) | Performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another, substitute, surrogate |
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