Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level 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 |
| Absolve | (v.) To set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| Brusque | (adj.) Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| Cajole | (v.) To coax, persuade through flattery or atrifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| Castigate | (v.) To punish severely; to critize 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 |
| Impugn | (v.) Call into question or challenge |
| 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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