Vocabulary Level F Unit 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anomalous | Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| Aspersions | a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
| Bizarre | Extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| Brusque | Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| Cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| Castigate | To punish severely; to criticize severely |
| Contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
| Demagogue | A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| Disabuse | To free from deception or error, set right in ideas of thinking |
| Ennui | Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
| Fetter | A chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restraints; to chain or shackle,; to render helpless or impotent |
| Heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| Insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
| Megalomania | A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
| Sinecure | A position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| Surreptitious | Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud |
| Transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| Transmute | to change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
| Vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
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