lit vocab unit 6

Question 0

syn- exceptional, unusual, aberrant

ant- normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

Answer 0

anomalous

Question 1

anomalous

Answer 1

(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Question 2

aspersion

Answer 2

(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

Question 3

syn- innuendo, calumny

ant- endorsement, praise

Answer 3

aspersion

Question 4

bizarre

Answer 4

(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Question 5

syn- grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

ant- normal, typical, ordinary, expected

Answer 5

bizarre

Question 6

brusque

Answer 6

(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Question 7

syn- tactless, ungracious

ant- tactful diplomatic

Answer 7

brusque

Question 8

cajole

Answer 8

(v.) to coax, persuade though flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Question 9

syn- wheedle, inveigle

ant- coerce, force

Answer 9

cajole

Question 10

castigate

Answer 10

(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely

Question 11

syn- chastise, censure

ant- honor, praise, laud

Answer 11

castigate

Question 12

contrive

Answer 12

(v.) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan

Question 13

syn- think up, concoct, fabricate

Answer 13

contrive

Question 14

demagogue

Answer 14

(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Question 15

syn- rabble-rouser, firebrand

Answer 15

demagogue

Question 16

disabuse

Answer 16

(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

Question 17

syn- undeceive, enlighten

ant- deceive, delude, pull wool over one’s eyes

Answer 17

disabuse

Question 18

ennui

Answer 18

(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Question 19

syn- languor, world-weariness, listlessness

ant- enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity

Answer 19

ennui

Question 20

fetter

Answer 20

(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

Question 21

syn- (n.) bond, restraint; (v.) bind, hamper

ant- (v.) free, liberate, emancipate

Answer 21

fetter

Question 22

heinous

Answer 22

(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful

Question 23

syn- evil, odious, outrageous

ant- excellent, wonderful, splendid

Answer 23

heinous

Question 24

immutable

Answer 24

(adj.) not subject to change, constant

Question 25

syn- unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable

ant- changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

Answer 25

immutable

Question 26

insurgent

Answer 26

(n. ) one who rebels or rises against authority

(adj. ) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

Question 27

syn- (adj.) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinious

ant- (adj.) loyalist, loyal, faithful

Answer 27

insurgent

Question 28

megalomania

Answer 28

(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality

Question 29

syn- delusions of grandeur

ant- modesty, self-abasement

Answer 29

megalomania

Question 30

sinecure

Answer 30

(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job

Question 31

syn- “no-show” job, cushy job, “plum”

Answer 31

sinecure

Question 32

surreptitious

Answer 32

(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

Question 33

syn- furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed

ant- open, frank, aboveboard, overt

Answer 33

surreptitious

Question 34

transgress

Answer 34

(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

Question 35

syn- overstep, trespass

ant- obey, toe the line

Answer 35

transgress

Question 36

transmute

Answer 36

(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

Question 37

syn- transform, convert

ant- preserve, maintain

Answer 37

transmute

Question 38

vicarious

Answer 38

(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

Question 39

syn- surrogate, secondhand

ant- actual, firsthand

Answer 39

vicarious