Unit 6 Flashcards
Anomalous
Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
Aspersion
A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
Bizarre
Extremely strange
Brusque
Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
Cajole
To coax or deceive
Castigate
Punish/Criticize
Contrive
Plan
Demagogue
Exploitative leader
Disabuse
To free from deception
Ennui
Weariness, boredom
Fetter
Chain/shackles, to chain or shackle, to render helpless
Heinous
Wicked, offensive
Immutable
Not subject to change; constant
Insurgent
Rebel / surging or rushing in or on
Megalomania
Delusions marked by feeling of power+wealth far in excess of reality
Sinecure
Easy job, position requiring little work
Surreptitious
Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation, accomplished by fraud
Transgress
To cross the line
Transmute
To change from one thing to another
Vicarious
Performed, suffered, experienced by one person in place of another
