Sadlier Unit 6 Flashcards by Anon Unknown | Brainscape

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Anomalous

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Deviating from normality, irregular

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Aspersion

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An attack on integrity, slander

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Bizarre

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Weird, unordinary

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Brusque

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Abrupt, short

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Cajole

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Coax, convince

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Castigate

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punish severely

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Contrive

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Plan cleverly

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Demagogue

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A leader who uses popular prejudice to gain power

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Disabuse

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to correct, set right

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ennui

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boredom

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fetter

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chain, shackle, to restrain

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heinous

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sinful, wicked

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immutable

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unchangeable

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insurgent

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rebels, upstarts, revolutionaries

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megalomania

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Delusion marked by power or status

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sinecure

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easy job

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surreptitious

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kept secret due to shame

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transgress

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break, override, crime

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transmute

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to convert

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vicarious

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experienced through another