Vocabulary Workshop
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
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| bizarre | extremely strange, unusual, atypical
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| brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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| cajole | to coax, persuade, through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
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| castigate | to punish severely; to criticize severely
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| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
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| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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| disabuse | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
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| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
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| fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
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| heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful
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| immutable | not subject to change, constant
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| insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
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| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
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| sinecure | a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
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| surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
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| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
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| transmute | to change from on nature, substance, or form to another
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| vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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