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VocabLevelFCh6
Question | Answer |
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anomalous | (adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
aspersion | (n) a damaing 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 soothing thoughts or false promises |
castigate | (v) to punish severely; to criticize severely |
contrive | (v) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a 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 |