Unit 6 Flashcards by Matthew Alcaraz | Brainscape

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Anomalous

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Adj. deviating from normal

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Arbiter

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N. One chosen to judge

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Aspersion

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N. Slander

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Bizarre

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Adj. Extremely strange

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Brusque

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Adj. blunt in speech

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Cajole

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V. To persuade by flattery

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Castigate

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V. To punish

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Contrive

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V. To devise

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Demagogue

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N. A leader who appeals

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Disabuse

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V. To set right in ideas

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Ennui

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N. Tedium

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Fetter

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N. Chain placed on the feet

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Heinous

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Adj. hateful

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Immutable

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Adj. not susceptible to change

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Insurgent

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N. A person who challenges authority

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Megalomania

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N. Psychological condition

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Sinecure

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M. A position with little responsibility

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Surreptitious

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Adj. secret

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Transgress

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V. To break a law

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Transmute

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V. To change something into something else

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Vicarious

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Adj. suffered for the sake of another

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Vouchsafe

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V. To give in a condescending manner