Unit 6 SAT Vocabulary - AP English Language

Vocabulary flashcards covering all 22 words, parts of speech, and definitions from Unit 6 SAT Vocabulary for AP English Language.

anomalous

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

arbiter

(n.) someone having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire

aspersion

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

bizarre

(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical, unconventional

brusque

(adj.) rudely abrupt or blunt, with no formalities

cajole

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

castigate

(v.) to punish severely; to censure or criticize severely

contrive

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

demagogue

(n.) a leader who exploits popular passions or prejudices, false claims, and promises in order to gain power, rabble-rouser

disabuse

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

ennui

(n.) boredom; weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest

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

heinous

(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful

immutable

(adj.) not subject to change, constant

insurgent

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

megalomania

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

sinecure

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

surreptitious

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

transgress

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

transmute

(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; to transform

vicarious

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

vouchsafe

(v.) to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant