Unit 6 Vocabulary

Question 1

Anomalous

Answer 1

Inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected

Question 2

Aspersion

Answer 2

(noun.) A hope or ambition of achieving something.

Question 3

Brusque

Answer 3

Abrupt or offhand in speech or matter; unfriendly, rude, and very brief

Question 4

Bizarre

Answer 4

(adj.) Extremely Strange, unusual, atypical

Question 5

Cajole

Answer 5

To Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or praising them.

Question 6

Castigate

Answer 6

to punish harshly, to criticize

Question 7

Contrive

Answer 7

(v.) to bring about or create a situation or object by specific use of skill and deception

Question 8

Disabuse

Answer 8

To persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken

Question 8

Demagogue

Answer 8

A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and premises in order to gain power.

Question 9

Immutable

Answer 9

unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

Question 10

Heinous

Answer 10

(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked

Question 11

Fetter

Answer 11

Restrict or restrain (someone) in an unfair or undesirable fashion.

Question 11

Ennui

Answer 11

a feeling of listlessness arising from a lack of occupation or excitement; dissatisfaction.

Question 12

Insurgent

Answer 12

rebel or a revolutionary, someone who takes up arms against the authorities

Question 13

Megalomania

Answer 13

n). obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others.

Question 14

Sinecure

Answer 14

a position requiring little or no work.

Question 15

Surreptitious

Answer 15

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Question 16

Transgress

Answer 16

infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior).

Question 17

Transmute

Answer 17

(verb.) change in form, nature, or substance.

Question 18

Vicarious

Answer 18

(adj.) Performed, suffered, delivers a feeling or experience from someone else