Unit 6 Flashcards
arbiter
n. ONe chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue
anomalous
adj. deviating from the normal
aspersion
n. An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander
bizarre
adj. extremely strane and unusual
brusque
adj. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
cajole
v. to influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattery
castigate
v. to punish or criticize severely
contrive
v. to plan with cleverness or ingenuity; to devise
demagogue
n. aleader who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
disabuse
v. to free froma falsehood or misconception, to set right in ideas or thinking
ennui
n. the feeling of being bored by something tedious
fetter
n. a chain or shackle placed on the feet; v. to restrict the freedom of, to shackle
heinous
adj. shockinglyy brutal or cruel; hateful
immutable
adj. not subject or susceptible to change
insurgent
n. a person who rebels against lawful authority; adj. rising in revolt against lawful authority
megalomania
n. a psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence
sinecure
n. an office or position which involves little responsibility
surreptitious
adj. acting with or marked by stealth; secret
transgress
v. to go beyond a limit; to violate a law
transmute
v. to change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another
vicarious
adj. suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another; experienced secondhand
vouchsafe
v. to give in a condescending manner
