Unit 6 Synonyms Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
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exceptional, unusual, aberrant
A
anomalus
2
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innuendo, calumny
A
aspersion
3
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grotesque, fantastic, outlandish
A
bizarre
4
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tactless, ungracious
A
brusque
5
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wheedle, inveigle
A
cajole
6
Q
chastise, censure
A
castigate
7
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think up, concoct, fabricate
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contrive
8
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rabble-rouser, firebrand
A
demagogue
9
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undeceive, enlighten
A
disabuse
10
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languor, world-weariness, listlessness
A
ennui
11
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bond, restraint, bind, hamper
A
fetter
12
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evil, odious, outrageous
A
heinous
13
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unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
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immutable
14
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revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
A
insurgent
15
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delusions of grandeur
A
megalomania
16
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“no-show” job, cushy job, “plum”
A
sinecure
17
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furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
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surreptitious
18
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overstep, trespass
A
transgress
19
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transform, convert
A
transmute
20
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surrogate, secondhand
A
vicarious
