Vocab F-6

Question 1

Aspersion

Answer 1

(N) damaging or derogatory statement

Question 2

Bizarre

Answer 2

(Adj) extremely strange or outlandish

Question 3

Brusque

Answer 3

(Adj) abrupt, blunt, or without tact or rude

Question 4

Cajole

Answer 4

(V) coax or persuade through flattery or false promises

Question 5

Castigate

Answer 5

(V) to punish or criticize severely

Question 6

Contrive

Answer 6

(V) to invent, plan, or scheme

Question 7

Demagogue

Answer 7

(N) a leader who gains power by exploiting fear or prejudice

Question 8

Disabuse

Answer 8

(V) to set right or free from error

Question 9

Ennui

On-wee

Answer 9

(N) over-whelming sense of boredom or weariness

Question 10

Anomalous

Answer 10

(Adj) Abnormal or unusual

Question 11

Fetter

Answer 11

(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 helpless

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

(n) One who rebels or rises against authority

(Adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority, surging or rushing in/on

Question 15

Megalomania

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Impugn

Answer 16

(v.) Call into question or challenge

Question 17

Surreptitious

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Transgress

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Transmute

Answer 19

(v.) 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