Unit 6 Vocab

Question 1

anomalous

Answer 1

deviating from the nomal

Question 2

arbiter

Answer 2

one chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue

Question 3

aspersion

Answer 3

an unfavorable or damaging remark

Question 4

bizarre

Answer 4

extremely strange and unusual

Question 5

brusque

Answer 5

abrupt and curt in manner or speech

Question 6

cajole

Answer 6

to influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Question 7

castigate

Answer 7

to punish or criticize severely

Question 8

contrive

Answer 8

to plan with cleverness or ingenuity

Question 9

demagogue

Answer 9

a leader who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience

Question 10

disabuse

Answer 10

to free from a falsehood or misconception, to set right in ideas or thinking

Question 11

ennui

Answer 11

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Question 12

fetter

Answer 12

a chain or shackle placed on the feet; to restrict the freedom of

Question 13

heinous

Answer 13

shockingly brutal or cruel; hateful

Question 14

immutable

Answer 14

not subject or susceptible to change

Question 15

insurgent

Answer 15

a person who rebels against lawful authority

Question 16

megalomania

Answer 16

a psycho-pathological condition characterize by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence

Question 17

sinecure

Answer 17

an office or position which involves little responsibility

Question 18

surreptitious

Answer 18

acting with or marked by stealth

Question 19

transgress

Answer 19

to go beyond a limit; to violate a law

Question 20

transmute

Answer 20

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

Question 21

vicarious

Answer 21

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

Question 22

vouchsafe

Answer 22

to give in a condescending manner