Unit 6 Flashcards
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Anomalous
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Adj. deviating from normal
2
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Arbiter
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N. One chosen to judge
3
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Aspersion
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N. Slander
4
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Bizarre
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Adj. Extremely strange
5
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Brusque
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Adj. blunt in speech
6
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Cajole
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V. To persuade by flattery
7
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Castigate
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V. To punish
8
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Contrive
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V. To devise
9
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Demagogue
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N. A leader who appeals
10
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Disabuse
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V. To set right in ideas
11
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Ennui
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N. Tedium
12
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Fetter
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N. Chain placed on the feet
13
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Heinous
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Adj. hateful
14
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Immutable
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Adj. not susceptible to change
15
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Insurgent
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N. A person who challenges authority
16
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Megalomania
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N. Psychological condition
17
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Sinecure
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M. A position with little responsibility
18
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Surreptitious
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Adj. secret
19
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Transgress
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V. To break a law
20
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Transmute
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V. To change something into something else
21
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Vicarious
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Adj. suffered for the sake of another
22
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Vouchsafe
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V. To give in a condescending manner
