Yim Chapter 6 Vocab

anomalous

adj. abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Synonyms: exceptional, atypical, unusual

Antonyms: normal, regular, customary

aspersion

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

Synonyms: innuendo, denigration

Antonyms: endorsement, testimonial, praise

bizarre

adj. extremely strange, unusual atypical

Synonyms: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

Antonyms: normal, typical, ordinary

brusque

adj. abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Synonyms: curt, tactless, ungracious

Antonyms: gracious, tactful, courteous

cajole

v. to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false premises

Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap

Antonyms: coerce, force, strong-arm

castigate

v. to punish severely; to criticize severely

Synonyms: chastise, rebuke, censure

Antonyms: reward, honor, praise

contrive

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

Synonyms: think up, devise, concoct

demagogue

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

Synonyms: rabble-rouser, firebrand

disabuse

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

Antonyms: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes

ennui

n. weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Synonyms: languor, world-weariness, listlessness

Antonyms: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement

fetter

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 or impotent

Synonyms: bond, restraint

Antonyms: free, liberate, emancipate

heinous

adj. very wicked, offensive, hateful

Synonyms: evil, odious, abominable

Antonyms: excellent, wonderful, splendid

immutable

adj. not subject to change, constant

Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable

Antonyms: changeable, inconstant, variable

insurgent

n. one who rebels or rises against authority; adj. rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

Synonyms: revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous

Antonyms: loyalist, loyal, faithful

megalomania

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

Synonyms: delusions of grandeur

Antonyms: humility, modesty, self-abasement

sinecure

n. a position requiring little or no work; an easy job

Synonyms: "no-show" job, cushy job

surreptitious

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

Synonyms: furtive, covert, clandestine

Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard

transgress

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

Synonyms: overstep, exceed, trespass

Antonyms: obey, toe the line

transmute

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

Synonyms: transform, convert, translate

Antonyms: maintain unchanged, preserve

vicarious

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

Synonyms: surrogate, substitute, imagined

Antonyms: real, actual, firsthand