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Unit 6 Vocabularyy
Unit 6 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Brusque | (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| Demagogue | (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to claim power |
| Cajole | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| Ennui | (n.) weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
| Anomalous | (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| Contrive | (v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent, to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
| Disabuse | (v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| Arbiter | (n.) one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge umpire |
| Bizarre | (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| Castigate | (v.) to punish severely; criticize severely |
| Aspersion | (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or deforming |
| Vouchsafe | (v.) to give or furnish condescending; to grant |
| Megalomania | (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of powers, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
| Insurgent | (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud. |
| Transmute | (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; to transform |
| Immutable | (adj.) not subject to change, constant |
| Transgress | (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| Heinous | (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| Surreptitious | (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
| Fetter | (n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent |
| Sinecure | (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| Vicarious | (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |