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Unti 6A Flashcards

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

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Cajole

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(Adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

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Brusque

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

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Demagogue

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(A) (sper) (sion)

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(Sper)

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(Adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical👽

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Bizarre

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(n. A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

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Aspersions

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(Bi) (Zar)

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(Zar)

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(V.) to punish severely; to criticize severely

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Castigate

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Remember that anomalous is just weird and bizarre is like super weird

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😝

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

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Contrive

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(Ca) (Jole)

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(Jole)

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(Brusque)

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(Brusque)

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Ant: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

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Anomalous

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(N.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack occupation or interest; boredom (weed)

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Ennui

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(Enn) (ui)

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(Ui)

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Innuendo, calumny, denigration

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Aspersions

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(Cas) (ti) (gate)

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(Cas)

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(Con) (trive)

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(Trive)

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Think up, devise, convoy, fabricate

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Contrive

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(Dem) (a) ( gogue)

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(Dem)

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(Dis) (a) (buse)

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(Buse)

27
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Grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

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Bizarre

28
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Curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough

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Brusque

29
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Wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk

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Cajole

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Ant: normal, typical, ordinary, expected

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Bizarre

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Ant: gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic

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Brusque

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Rabble-rouser, firebrand

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Demagogue

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Chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid

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Castigate

34
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Exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant

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Anomalous

35
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Feeling protective of my friend but knowing of his difficulties placed me in an ____________ position

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Anomalous

36
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Undeceive, enlighten, set straight

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Disabuse

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Ant: reward, honor, praise, laud

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Castigate

38
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Ant: Deceive, delude, pull wool over one’s eyes

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Disabuse

39
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Think twice before casting ____________ on his honesty, for he might be telling the truth

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Aspersions

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Ant: endorsement, testimonial, praise

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Aspersion

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Years from now I will look at this picture and wonder what sort of___________ costume I was wearing

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Bizarre

42
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His request for a large loan for an indefinite length of time was met with a___________refusal

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Brusque

43
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With a smile, a joke, and a second helping of pie, she would _________ him into doing what she wanted

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Cajole

44
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After he _____________ the unruly children, they settled down to study quietly

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Castigate

45
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She can ________ wonderful excuses; but when she tries to offer them, her uneasiness gives her away

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Contrive

46
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Often a show of angry concern conceals the self-serving tactics of a…

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Demagogue

47
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He thinks that all women adore him, but my sister will probably __________ him of that idea

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Disabuse

48
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Some people seem to confuse sophistication with…

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Ennui

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Languor, world- weariness, listlessness

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Ennui

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Ant: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity

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Ennui

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Ant: coerce, force, strong-arm

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Cajole

52
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(Adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual.

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Anomalous

53
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(V.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

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Disabuse

54
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(A) (nom) (a) (lous)

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(Nom)

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