Unit 6

Question 1

Anomalous:

Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Answer 1

Adj:

Syn: exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant

Ant: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

Question 2

Aspersion:

A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

Answer 2

Noun:

Syn: innuendo, calumny, denigration

Ant: endorsement, testimonial, praise.

Question 3

Bizarre:

extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Answer 3

Adj:

Syn: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

Ant: normal, typical, ordinary, expected

Question 4

Brusque:

abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Answer 4

Adj:

Syn: curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough

Ant: gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic

Question 5

Cajole:

To coax, persuade through flatter; deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Answer 5

Verb:

Syn: wheedle, inveigle, soft soap, sweet talk.

Ant: coerce, force, strong arm

Question 6

Castigate

To punish severely, to criticize severely

Answer 6

Verb:

Syn: chastise, rebuke, censure, unbraid

Ant: reward, honor, praise, laud

Question 7

Contrive:

to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

Answer 7

Verb:

Syn: think up, devise, concoct, fabricate

Ant: None

Question 8

Demagogue:

a leader who exploits popular prejudices an false claims and promises in order to gain power

Answer 8

Noun:

Syn:rabble-rouser, firebrand

Ant: None

Question 9

Disabuse:

to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

Answer 9

Verb:

Syn:undeceive, enlighten, set straight

Ant:deceive, delude, pull wool over one’s eyes

Question 10

Ennui:

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Answer 10

Noun:

Syn:languor, world-weariness, listlessness

Ant:enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intesity

Question 11

Fetter:

a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains;

to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent

Answer 11

Noun:

Syn:bond, restraint;

Verb:

Syn:bind, hamper

Ant:free, liberate, emancipate

Question 12

Heinous:

very wicked, offensive, hateful

Answer 12

Adjective:

Syn:evil, odious, abominable, outrageous

Ant:excellent, wonderful, splendid

Question 13

Immutable:

not subject to change, constant

Answer 13

Adjective:

Syn: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable

Ant:Changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

Question 14

Insurgent:

one who revels or rises against authority;

riding in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

Answer 14

Noun:

Adjective:

Syn:revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous

Ant: loyalist, loyal, faithful

Question 15

Megalomania:

a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality

Answer 15

Noun:

Syn:delusions of grandeur

Ant:humility, modesty, self-abasement

Question 16

Sinecure

a position requiring little or no work; an easy job

Answer 16

Noun:

Syn:”no-show” job, cushy job, “plum”

Ant:None

Question 17

Surreptitious:

stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

Answer 17

Adjective:

Syn:furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed

Ant:open, frank, aboveboard, overt

Question 18

Transgress:

to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

Answer 18

Verb:

Syn:overstep, exceed trespass, err

Ant: obey, toe the line

Question 19

Transmute:

to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

Answer 19

Verb:

Syn:transform, convert, translate, metamorphose

Ant:maintain unchanged, preserve

Question 20

Vicarious:

performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

Answer 20

Adjective:

Syn:surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand

Ant:real, actual, firsthand