Unit 6 Test

anomalous

(adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

(s): exceptional, unusual, aberrant

(a): normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary.

Bizarre

(adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

(s): grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

(a) normal, typical, ordinary, expected

cajole

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

(s): wheedle, inveigle

(a): coerce, force

demagogue

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

(s): rabble-rouser, fireband

disabuse

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

(s): undeceive, enlighten

(a): deceive, delude, pull wool over one’s eyes

fetter

(noun) a chain or shackle placed on the feet(often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains (s): bond, restraint

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

(s): bind, hamper (a): free, liberate, emancipate

Heinous

(adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful

(s): evil, odious, outrageous

(a): excellent, wonderful, splendid

Megalomania

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

(s): delusions of grandeur

(a): modesty, self-abasement

surreptitious

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

(s): furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed

(a): open, frank, aboveboard, overt

transmute

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

(s) transform, convert

(a): preserve, maintain

aspersion

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

(s): innuendo, calumny

(a): endorsement, praise

brusque

(adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

(s) tactless, ungracious

(a): tactful, diplomatic

Castigate

(verb) to punish severely; to criticize severely

(s) chastise, censure

(a): honor, praise, laud

contrive

(v) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan (s): think up concoct, fabricate

ennui

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

(s): languor, world-weariness, listlessness

(a): enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity

immutable

(adj) not subject to change, constant

(s): unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable

(a); changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

insurgent

(noun) one who rebels or rises against authority

(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

(s) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous

(a): loyalist, loyal, faithful

sinecure

(noun) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job (s): “no-show” job, cushy job, “plum”

transgress

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

(s) overstep, trespass

(a) obey, toe the line

vicarious

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

(s) surrogate, secondhand

(a) actual, firsthand