Vocab unit VI Flashcards
(20 cards)
anomalous
abnormal, unusual, irregular
adjective
aspersion
a derogatory remark or critizism
noun
Brusque
abrupt and blunt
adjective
A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return
cajole
to persuede by flattery or promises
verb
castigate
to critizize severly
verb
contrive
to plan with ingenuity
verb
The author contrived a clever plot.
demagogue
a person/leader who gains power and popularity by arousing emotion and predjudice of the people
noun
Ex: Hitler, Mao, Stalin
disabuse
to free a person of deception or error
verb
enjoin
to direct or order someone to do something
verb
ennui
the feeling of utter weariness and discontent
noun
expiate
to atone for/make amends for
verb
fetter
anything that confines or restrains
noun
immutable
not changable, set in stone
adjective
inscruatble
undiscoverable, hidden and can not be found/not easy to understand
insurgent
a person who rebels against authority
noun
inveigh
to protest strongky or attack with words
verb
megalomania
a delusion marked by a feeling of power/greatness
noun
surreptitious
to have completed something stealthily
adjective
Transgress
To violate a law or rule/ to sin
verb
Transient
lasting/existing only a short time
adjective
