Vocabulary Unit 6F
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| anomalous - part of speech | adjective
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| anomalous - definition | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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| anomalous - synonyms | Synonyms: exceptional, unusual, aberrant
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| anomalous - antonyms | Antonyms: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary
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| aspersion - part of speech | noun
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| aspersion - definition | a damaging of derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
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| aspersion - synonyms | Synonyms: innuendo, calumny
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| aspersion - antonyms | Antonyms: endorsement, praise
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| bizarre - part of speech | adjective
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| bizarre - definition | extremely strange, unusual, atypical
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| bizarre - synonyms | Synonyms: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish
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| bizarre - antonyms | Antonyms: normal, typical, ordinary, expected
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| brusque - part of speech | adjective
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| brusque - definition | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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| brusque - synonyms | Synonyms: tactless, ungracious
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| brusque - antonyms | Antonyms: tactful, diplomatic
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| cajole - part of speech | verb
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| cajole - definition | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises.
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| cajole - synonyms | Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle
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| cajole - antonyms | Antonyms: coerce, force
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| castigate - part of speech | verb
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| castigate - definition | to punish severely; to criticize severely
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| castigate - synonyms | Synonyms: chastise, censure
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| castigate - antonyms | Antonyms: honor, praise, laud
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| contrive - part of speech | verb
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| contrive - definition | to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan
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| contrive - synonyms | Synonyms: think up, concoct, fabricate
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| demagogue - part of speech | noun
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| demagogue - definition | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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| demagogue - synonyms | Synonyms: rabble-rouser, firebrand
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| disabuse - part of speech | verb
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| disabuse - definition | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas,or thinking
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| disabuse - synonyms | Synonyms: undeceive, enlighten
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| disabuse - antonyms | Antonyms: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes
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| ennui - part of speech | noun
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| ennui - definition | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
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| ennui - synonyms | Synonyms: langour, world-weariness, listlessness
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| ennui - antonyms | Antonyms: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity
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| fetter - parts of speech | noun and verb
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| fetter - definition | (noun) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains. (verb) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent.
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| fetter - synonyms | Synonyms: (noun) bond, restraint, (verb) bind, hamper
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| fetter - antonyms | Antonyms: (verb) free, liberate, emancipate
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| heinous - part of speech | adjective
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| heinous - definition | very wicked, offensive, hateful
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| heinous - synonyms | Synonyms: evil, odious, outrageous
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| heinous - antonyms | Antonyms: excellent, wonderful, splendid
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| immutable - part of speech | adjective
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| immutable - definition | not subject to change
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| immutable - synonyms | Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
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| immutable - antonyms | Antonyms: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle
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| insurgent - parts of speech | noun and adjective
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| insurgent - definition | (noun) one who rebels or rises against authority. (adjective) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on.
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| insurgent - synonyms | Synonyms: (adjective) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
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| insurgent - antonyms | Antonyms: (adjective) loyalist, loyal, faithful
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| megalomania - part of speech | noun
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| megalomania - definition | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc... far in excess of reality.
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| megalomania - synonyms | Synonyms: delusions of grandeur
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| megalomania - antonyms | Antonyms: modesty, self-abasement
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| sinecure - part of speech | noun
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| sinecure - definition | a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
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| sinecure - synonym | "no-show" job, cushy job, "plum"
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| surreptitious - part of speech | adjective
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| surreptitious - definition | stealthy, secret, intended o escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
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| surreptitious - synonyms | Synonyms: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
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| surreptitious - antonyms | Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt
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| transgress - part of speech | verb
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| transgress - definition | to go beyond a limit or boundary, to sin, violate a law
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| transgress - synonyms | Synonyms: overstep, trespass
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| transgress - antonyms | Antonyms: obey, toe the line
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| transmute - part of speech | verb
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| transmute - definition | to change from one nature, substance or form to another
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| transmute - synonyms | Synonyms: transform, convert
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| transmute - antonyms | Antonyms: preserve, maintain
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| vicarious - part of speech | adjective
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| vicarious - definition | performed, suffered or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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| vicarious - synonyms | Synonyms: surrogate, secondhand
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| vicarious - antonyms | Antonyms: actual, firsthand
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