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Sadlier Unit 6 (11.24.2020) Flashcards

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

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Anomalous

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S: exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant

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Anomalous

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A: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

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Anomalous

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

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Aspersion

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S: innuendo, calumny, denigration

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Aspersion

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A: endorsement, testimonial, praise

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Aspersion

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(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

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Bizarre

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S: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

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Bizarre

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A: normal, typical, ordinary, expected

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Bizarre

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(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

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Brusque

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S: curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough

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Brusque

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A: gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic

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Brusque

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

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Cajole

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

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Cajole

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A: coerce, force, strong-arm

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Cajole

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(v.) to punish severely, to criticize severely

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Castigate

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S: chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid

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Castigate

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A: reward, honor, praise, laud

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Castigate

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

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Contrive

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S: think up, devise, concoct, fabricate

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Contrive

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

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Demagogue

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S: rabble-rouser, firebrand

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Demagogue

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

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Disabuse

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S: undeceive, enlighten, set straight

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Disabuse

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

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Disabuse

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

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Ennui

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S: languor, world-weariness, listlessness

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Ennui

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A: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity

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Ennui

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(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

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Fetter

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

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Fetter

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A: (v.)free, liberate, emancipate

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Fetter

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(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful

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Heinous

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S: evil, odious, abominable, outrageous

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Heinous

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A: excellent, wonderful, splendid

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Heinous

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(adj.) not subject to change, constant

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Immutable

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S: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable

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Immutable

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A: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

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Immutable

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

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Insurgent

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S: (adj.)revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous

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Insurgent

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A: (adj.)loyalist, loyal, faithful

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Insurgent

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

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Megalomania

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S: delusions of grandeur

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Megalomania

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A:humility, modesty, self-abasement

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Megalomania

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

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Sinecure

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S: “no show” job, cushy job, “plum”

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Sinecure

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

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Transgress

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S: overstep, exceed, trespass, err

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Transgress

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A: obey, toe the line

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Transgress

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

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Transmute

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S: transform, convert, translate, metamorphose

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Transmute

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A:maintain unchanged, preserve

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Transmute

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

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Vicarious

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S: surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand

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Vicarious

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A: real, actual, firsthand

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Vicarious

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

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Surreptitious

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S: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed

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Surreptitious

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A: open, frank, aboveboard, overt

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Surreptitious

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