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English Vocab
Unit VII
Question | Answer |
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anomalous | abnormal, unusual, different |
aspersion | damaging or derogatory statement |
bizarre | strange, unusual, weird |
brusque | blunt |
cajole | coax, persuade, sweet-talk |
castigate | punish, criticize severely |
contrive | invent, think up, concoct |
demagogue | Abigail Williams, rabble-rouser |
disabuse | set straight |
ennui | boredom |
fetter | chain, shackle |
heinous | wicked, offensive |
immutable | not subject to change, constant |
insurgent | revolutionary, rebellious |
megalomania | mega maniac, delusions of grandeur |
sinecure | easy job |
surreptitious | stealthy, secret |
transgress | violate, trespass, to go beyond |
transmute | change from one nature to another, transform, convert |
vicarious | imagined |