Unit 6 Vocabulary

Question 1

aspersion

Answer 1

(n) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

Question 2

bizarre

Answer 2

(adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Question 3

brusque

Answer 3

(adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Question 4

cajole

Answer 4

(v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Question 5

castigate

Answer 5

(v) to punish severely; to criticize severely

Question 6

contrive

Answer 6

(v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about d the result of a scheme or plan

Question 7

demagogue

Answer 7

(n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Question 8

disabuse

Answer 8

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

Question 9

ennui

Answer 9

(n) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Question 10

fetter

Answer 10

(n) a chain or shackle placed on the feet ( often used in plural ); anything that confines or restrains; (v) to chain or shackle; to render helped or impotent

Question 11

heinous

Answer 11

(adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful

Question 12

immutable

Answer 12

(adj) not subject to change, constant

Question 13

insurgent

Answer 13

(n) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

Question 14

megalomania

Answer 14

(n) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc, far in excess of reality

Question 15

sinecure

Answer 15

(n) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job

Question 16

surreptitious

Answer 16

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

Question 17

transgress

Answer 17

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

Question 18

transmute

Answer 18

(v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

Question 19

vicarious

Answer 19

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

Question 20

anomalous

Answer 20

(adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual