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vacab level 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | extremely strange, unusual |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, no formalities |
| cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery, to decieve with soothing thoughts, |
| castigate | to punish severely |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, think up, invent |
| demagogue | a leader who gives false information to gain power |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction, boredom |
| fetter | strain or shackle placed on feet |
| heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | not subject to change, constsnt |
| insurgent | one who rebels against athority |
| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent |
| sinecure | position of requiring little or no work, easy job |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret, concealed |
| transgress | to go beyond limit or boundry |
| transmute | to change from one thing to another |
| vicarious | performed, suffered by other person, imagined |