Unit 6 Vocabulary

Question 1

abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Answer 1

anomalous

Question 2

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

Answer 2

aspersion

Question 3

calumny syn for

Answer 3

aspersion

Question 4

extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Answer 4

bizarre

Question 5

abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Answer 5

brusque

Question 6

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

Answer 6

cajole

Question 7

wheedle, inveigle syn for

Answer 7

cajole

Question 8

coerce, force ant for

Answer 8

cajole

Question 9

to punish severely; to criticize severely

Answer 9

castigate

Question 10

censure syn for

Answer 10

castigate

Question 11

to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan

Answer 11

contrive

Question 12

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

Answer 12

demagogue

Question 13

rabble-rouser, firebrand syn for

Answer 13

demagogue

Question 14

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

Answer 14

disabuse

Question 15

pull wool over one’s eye ant for

Answer 15

disabuse

Question 16

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Answer 16

ennui

Question 17

ennui accented syllable

Answer 17

ui

Question 18

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

Answer 18

fetter

Question 19

to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent

Answer 19

fetter

Question 20

very wicked, offensive, hateful

Answer 20

heinous

Question 21

not subject to change, constant

Answer 21

immutable

Question 22

fickle ant for

Answer 22

immutable

Question 23

one who rebels or rises against authority

Answer 23

insurgent

Question 24

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

Answer 24

insurgent

Question 25

insurgent part of speech

Answer 25

noun, adjective

Question 26

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

Answer 26

megalomania

Question 27

self-abasement ant for

Answer 27

megalomania

Question 28

a position requiring little or no work; an easy job

Answer 28

sinecure

Question 29

sinecure accented syllable

Answer 29

si

Question 30

“no-show” job, cushy job, “plum” syn for

Answer 30

sinecure

Question 31

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

Answer 31

surreptitious

Question 32

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

Answer 32

transgress

Question 33

toe the line ant for

Answer 33

transgress

Question 34

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

Answer 34

transmute

Question 35

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

Answer 35

vicarious

Question 36

surrogate, secondhand syn for

Answer 36

vicarious

Question 37

Plural of fetter

Answer 37

fetters

Question 38

transgress accented syllable?

Answer 38

NONE

Question 39

laud is ant for

Answer 39

castigate

Question 40

surrugoate, secondhand __ for vicarious

Answer 40

synonyms