Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Book F Unit 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anomalous | (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| aspersion | (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
| bizarre | (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| brusque | (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| cajole | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| castigate | (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely |
| contrive | (v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
| demagogue | (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | (v) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| ennui | (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
| fetter | (n.) a chain or shack place on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent |
| heinous | (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | (adj.) not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent | (n.) one who rebels or rise against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging to rushing in or on |
| megalomania | (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
| sinecure | (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| surreptitious | (adj.) 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 | (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
| vicarious | (adj.) performed, otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
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