Vocab F Unit 6 Def + Ant + Syn
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anomalous | Synonyms: exceptional, atypical, unusual |
| anomalous | Antonyms: normal, regular, customary |
| aspersion | Synonyms: innuendo, denigration |
| aspersion | Antonyms: endorsement, testimonial, praise |
| bizarre | Synonyms: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish |
| bizarre | Antonyms: normal, typical, ordinary |
| brusque | Synonyms: curt, tactless, ungracious |
| brusque | Antonyms: gracious, tactful, couteous |
| cajole | Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap |
| cajole | Antonyms: coerce, force, strong-arm |
| castigate | Synonyms: chastise, rebuke, censure |
| castigate | Antonyms: reward, honor, praise |
| contrive | Synonyms: think up, devise, concoct |
| demagogue | Synonyms: rabble-rouser, firebrand |
| disabuse | Synonyms: undeceive, enlighten |
| disabuse | Antonyms: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes |
| ennui | Synonyms: languor, world-weariness, listlessness |
| ennui | Antonyms: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement |
| fetter | Synonyms: bond, restraint |
| fetter | Antonyms: free, liberate, emancipate |
| heinous | Synonyms: evil, odious, abominable |
| heinous | Antonyms: excellent, wonderful, splendid |
| immutable | Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable |
| immutable | Antonyms: changeable, inconstant, variable |
| insurgent | Synonyms: revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous |
| insurgent | Antonyms: loyalist, loyal, faithful |
| megalomania | Synonyms: delusions of grandeur |
| megalomania | Antonyms: humility, modesty, self-abasement |
| sinecure | Synonyms: "no-show" job, cushy job |
| surreptitious | Synonyms: furtive, covert, clandestine |
| surreptitious | Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard |
| transgress | Synonyms: overstep, exceed, trespass |
| transgress | Antonyms: obey, toe the line |
| transmute | Synonyms: transform, convert, translate |
| transmute | Antonyms: maintain unchanged, preserve |
| vicarious | Synonyms: surrogate, substitute, imagined |
| vicarious | Antonyms: real, actual, firsthand |
| 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 premises |
| 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 shackle placed 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 rises against authority; adj. rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or 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 | v. 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, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
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