Vocab 6 Flashcards
Arbiter
One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue
Anomalous
Deviating from the normal
Aspersion
An unfavorable or damaging remark; Slander
Bizarre
Extremely strange and unusual
Brusque
Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
Cajole
To influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Castigate
To punish or criticize severely
Contrive
To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; To devise
Demagogue
A leader who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
Disabuse
To free from a falsehood or misconception, to set right in ideas or thinking
Ennui
The feeling of being bored by something tedious
Fetter
A chain or shackle placed on the feet; (v.) To restrict the freedom of, to shackle
Heinous
Shockingly brutal or cruel; Hateful
Immutable
Not subject or susceptible to change
Insurgent
A person who rebels against lawful authority; (adj.) Rising in revolt against lawful authority
Megalomania
A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence
Sinecure
An office or position which involves little responsibility
Surreptitious
Acting with or marked by stealth; Secret
Transgress
To go beyond a limit; To violate a law
Transmute
To change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another
Vicarious
Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another; Experienced secondhand
Vouchsafe
To give in a condescending manner
