unit 6

Question 1

anomalous

Answer 1

abnormal, irregular, departed from usual

Question 2

arbiter

Answer 2

a person with power to decide

Question 3

aspersion

Answer 3

damaging, the act of demeaning

Question 4

bizarre

Answer 4

very strange or unusual

Question 5

brusque

Answer 5

abrupt, poor manners, blunt

Question 6

cajole

Answer 6

persuade with gentle urging

Question 7

castigate

Answer 7

to punish/criticize severely

Question 8

contrive

Answer 8

to plan with ingenuity

Question 9

demagogue

Answer 9

a leader who exploits from popular prejudices

Question 10

disabuse

Answer 10

to free from deception or error

Question 11

ennui

Answer 11

boredom, weariness

Question 12

fetter

Answer 12

a chain or shackle, a restraint

Question 13

heinous

Answer 13

very wicked, offensive

Question 14

immutable

Answer 14

not subject to change

Question 15

insurgent

Answer 15

one who rebels or rises against authority

Question 16

megalomania

Answer 16

a delusion marked by grandor

Question 17

sinecure

Answer 17

a position requiring little or no work

Question 18

surreptitious

Answer 18

stealthy, kept secret

Question 19

transgress

Answer 19

to go beyond a limit or boundary

Question 20

transmute

Answer 20

change in form, nature, or substance

Question 21

vicarious

Answer 21

experience in place of another

Question 22

vouchsafe

Answer 22

to grant in a gracious or condescending manner