Chapter 6 Synonoms Flashcards
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aspersion
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innuendo, calumny, denigration
2
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bizarre
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grotesque, fantastic, outlandish
3
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brusque
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curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough
4
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cajole
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wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
5
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castigate
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chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid
6
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contrive
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think up, devise, concoct, fabricate
7
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demagogue
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rabble-rouser, firebrand
8
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disabuse
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undeceive, enlighten, set straight
9
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ennui
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languor, world-weariness, listlessness
10
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fetter
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(n) bond, restraint; (v) bind, hamper
11
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heinous
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evil, odious, abominable, outrageous
12
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immutable
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unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
13
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insurgent
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(adj) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
14
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megalomania
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delusions of grandeur
15
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sinecure
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“no show” job, cushy job, “plum”
