Unit 6

Question 0

arbiter

Answer 0

n. ONe chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue

Question 1

anomalous

Answer 1

adj. deviating from the normal

Question 2

aspersion

Answer 2

n. An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander

Question 3

bizarre

Answer 3

adj. extremely strane and unusual

Question 4

brusque

Answer 4

adj. abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt

Question 5

cajole

Answer 5

v. to influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattery

Question 6

castigate

Answer 6

v. to punish or criticize severely

Question 7

contrive

Answer 7

v. to plan with cleverness or ingenuity; to devise

Question 8

demagogue

Answer 8

n. aleader who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience

Question 9

disabuse

Answer 9

v. to free froma falsehood or misconception, to set right in ideas or thinking

Question 10

ennui

Answer 10

n. the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Question 11

fetter

Answer 11

n. a chain or shackle placed on the feet; v. to restrict the freedom of, to shackle

Question 12

heinous

Answer 12

adj. shockinglyy brutal or cruel; hateful

Question 13

immutable

Answer 13

adj. not subject or susceptible to change

Question 14

insurgent

Answer 14

n. a person who rebels against lawful authority; adj. rising in revolt against lawful authority

Question 15

megalomania

Answer 15

n. a psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence

Question 16

sinecure

Answer 16

n. an office or position which involves little responsibility

Question 17

surreptitious

Answer 17

adj. acting with or marked by stealth; secret

Question 18

transgress

Answer 18

v. to go beyond a limit; to violate a law

Question 19

transmute

Answer 19

v. to change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another

Question 20

vicarious

Answer 20

adj. suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another; experienced secondhand

Question 21

vouchsafe

Answer 21

v. to give in a condescending manner