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Unit 6 Vocabulary
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Aspersion
Brusque
Castigate
Contrive
Demagogue
Disabuse
Fetter
Heinous
Insurgent
Megalomania
anomalous• (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the
usual
Synonyms: exceptional
Ex: His anomalous mind remembered all of the concepts studied from 1st marking period.
aspersion
• (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
• Synonyms: innuendo• Ex: Middle school students cast the most aspersions towards their friends.
bizarre
• (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical
Synonyms: grotesque, outlandish
Ex: The unicorn outside my window was a bizarre sight to behold.
brusque
• (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
Synonyms: tactless, ungracious
Ex: Young children tend to be the most brusque.
cajole• (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or
artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle
Ex: I tried to cajole the student into staying in school!
castigate• (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely
Synonyms: chastise, censure
Ex: The student was castigated forplagiarizing three times in his English 12 class.
contrive
• (v.) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan
Synonyms: think up, concoct
Ex: He contrived a plan to win the election.
demagogue• (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices
and false claims and promises in order to gain power
Synonyms: rabble-rouse, firebrand
Ex: V. Putin, the leader of Russia, is considereda demagogue to several countries.
disabuse• (v.) to free from deception or error, set right
in ideas or thinking Synonyms: undeceive, enlighten
Ex: We need to disabuse the cat ofthe idea of sleeping anywhere.
ennui• (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of
occupation or interest, boredom»Synonyms: languor, world-weariness
»Ex: He felt ennui whenever Monday arrived!
fetter• (n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet
(often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
Synonyms: bond, restraint
Ex: John Proctor was fettered to his neighbors in The Crucible.
heinous• (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hatefulSynonyms: evil, odious
Ex: His heinous act caused his to earn a lunch detention.
immutable• (adj.) not subject to change, constant
Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable
Ex: Our sequence of numbers isimmutable!
insurgent• (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority;
(adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
Synonyms: revolutionary, rebellious
Ex: The insurgent convinced othersto skip school.
megalomania• (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of a power, wealth,
talent, etc., far in excess of reality
Synonyms: delusions of grandeur
Ex: The megalomania caused the class president to lose the election. Students did not appreciate her smugness!
sinecure• (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an
easy jobSynonyms: cushy job, “plum”
Ex: Some believe teaching is a sinecure job; teachers enjoy summers away from work.
surreptitious
• (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
Synonyms: furtive, covert
Ex: The kitten surreptitiously crept into the office.
transgress
• (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
Synonyms: overstep, trespass, commit an iniquity
Ex: He transgressed when he decided to rob a bank.
transmute
• (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
Synonyms: transform, convert
Ex: We transmute ice into waterduring the summer months.
vicarious
• (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
Synonyms: surrogate, secondhand
Ex: Some parents wish to live vicariously through their children.