Unit 6
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JimmyHat1994 on August 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anomalous | Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| aspersion | 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 appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain power |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or 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 restrains; 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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