vocab 6

Question 1

anomalous

Answer 1

(adj.)
abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Question 2

aspersion

Answer 2

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

Question 3

bizarre

Answer 3

(adj.)
extremely strange or unusual, atypical

Question 4

brusque

Answer 4

(adj.)
abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Question 5

cajole

Answer 5

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

Question 6

castigate

Answer 6

(verb)
to punish severely; to criticize severely

Question 7

contrive

Answer 7

(verb)
to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan

Question 8

demagogue

Answer 8

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

Question 9

disabuse

Answer 9

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

Question 10

ennui

Answer 10

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

Question 11

fetter

Answer 11

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

(verb) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent

Question 12

heinous

Answer 12

(adj.)
very wicked, offensive, hateful

Question 13

immutable

Answer 13

(adj.)
not subject to change, constant

Question 14

insurgent

Answer 14

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

Question 15

megalomania

Answer 15

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

Question 16

sinecure

Answer 16

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

Question 17

surreptitious

Answer 17

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

Question 18

transgress

Answer 18

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

Question 19

transmute

Answer 19

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

Question 20

vicarious

Answer 20

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