Unit 6 Flashcards Preview

Vocabulary > Unit 6 > Flashcards

Flashcards in Unit 6 Deck (22)
Loading flashcards...
1
Q

Anamalous

A

Deviating from the normal

2
Q

Arbiter

A

One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue

3
Q

Aspersion

A

An unfavorable or damaging remark; Slander

4
Q

Bizarre

A

Extremely strange or unusual

5
Q

Brusque

A

Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

6
Q

Cajole

A

To influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

7
Q

Castigate

A

To punish or criticize severely

8
Q

Contrive

A

To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; To devise

9
Q

Demagogue

A

A leader who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience

10
Q

Disabuse

A

To free from a falsehood or misconception, to set right in ideas or thinking

11
Q

Ennui

A

The feeling of being bored by something tedious

12
Q

Fetter

A

A chain or shackle placed on the feet; (v.) To restrict the freedom of, to shackle

13
Q

Heinous

A

Shockingly brutal or cruel; Hateful

14
Q

Immutable

A

Not subject or susceptible to change

15
Q

Insurgent

A

A person who rebels against lawful authority; (adj.) Rising in revolt against lawful authority

16
Q

Megalomania

A

A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence

17
Q

Sinecure

A

An office or position which involves little responsibility

18
Q

Surreptitious

A

Acting with or marked by stealth; Secret

19
Q

Transgress

A

To go beyond a limit; To violate a law

20
Q

Transmute

A

To change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another

21
Q

Vicarious

A

Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another; Experienced secondhand

22
Q

Vouchsafe

A

To give in a condescending manner