Sadlier Unit 6 (11.24.2020)

Question 1

(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Answer 1

Anomalous

Question 2

S: exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant

Answer 2

Anomalous

Question 3

A: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

Answer 3

Anomalous

Question 4

(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement, the act of slandering or defaming

Answer 4

Aspersion

Question 5

S: innuendo, calumny, denigration

Answer 5

Aspersion

Question 6

A: endorsement, testimonial, praise

Answer 6

Aspersion

Question 7

(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Answer 7

Bizarre

Question 8

S: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

Answer 8

Bizarre

Question 9

A: normal, typical, ordinary, expected

Answer 9

Bizarre

Question 10

(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Answer 10

Brusque

Question 11

S: curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough

Answer 11

Brusque

Question 12

A: gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic

Answer 12

Brusque

Question 13

(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice, to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Answer 13

Cajole

Question 14

S: wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk

Answer 14

Cajole

Question 15

A: coerce, force, strong-arm

Answer 15

Cajole

Question 16

(v.) to punish severely, to criticize severely

Answer 16

Castigate

Question 17

S: chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid

Answer 17

Castigate

Question 18

A: reward, honor, praise, laud

Answer 18

Castigate

Question 19

(v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent, to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

Answer 19

Contrive

Question 20

S: think up, devise, concoct, fabricate

Answer 20

Contrive

Question 21

(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Answer 21

Demagogue

Question 22

S: rabble-rouser, firebrand

Answer 22

Demagogue

Question 23

(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

Answer 23

Disabuse

Question 24

S: undeceive, enlighten, set straight

Answer 24

Disabuse

Question 25

A: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eye's

Answer 25

Disabuse

Question 26

(n.)weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Answer 26

Ennui

Question 27

S: languor, world-weariness, listlessness

Answer 27

Ennui

Question 28

A: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity

Answer 28

Ennui

Question 29

(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 important

Answer 29

Fetter

Question 30

S: (n.) bond, restraint; (v.) bind, hamper

Answer 30

Fetter

Question 31

A: (v.)free, liberate, emancipate

Answer 31

Fetter

Question 32

(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful

Answer 32

Heinous

Question 33

S: evil, odious, abominable, outrageous

Answer 33

Heinous

Question 34

A: excellent, wonderful, splendid

Answer 34

Heinous

Question 35

(adj.) not subject to change, constant

Answer 35

Immutable

Question 36

S: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable

Answer 36

Immutable

Question 37

A: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

Answer 37

Immutable

Question 38

(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority, surging or rushing in or on

Answer 38

Insurgent

Question 39

S: (adj.)revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous

Answer 39

Insurgent

Question 40

A: (adj.)loyalist, loyal, faithful

Answer 40

Insurgent

Question 41

(n.)a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc. far in excess of reality

Answer 41

Megalomania

Question 42

S: delusions of grandeur

Answer 42

Megalomania

Question 43

A:humility, modesty, self-abasement

Answer 43

Megalomania

Question 44

(n.) a position requiring little or no work, an easy job.

Answer 44

Sinecure

Question 45

S: "no show" job, cushy job, "plum"

Answer 45

Sinecure

Question 46

(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary, to sin, violate a law

Answer 46

Transgress

Question 47

S: overstep, exceed, trespass, err

Answer 47

Transgress

Question 48

A: obey, toe the line

Answer 48

Transgress

Question 49

(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

Answer 49

Transmute

Question 50

S: transform, convert, translate, metamorphose

Answer 50

Transmute

Question 51

A:maintain unchanged, preserve

Answer 51

Transmute

Question 52

(adj.)performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

Answer 52

Vicarious

Question 53

S: surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand

Answer 53

Vicarious

Question 54

A: real, actual, firsthand

Answer 54

Vicarious

Question 55

(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation, made or accomplished by fraud.

Answer 55

Surreptitious

Question 56

S: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed

Answer 56

Surreptitious

Question 57

A: open, frank, aboveboard, overt

Answer 57

Surreptitious