Vocab Unit 6

Anomalous

Adj - abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Aspersion

N - a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

Bizarre

Adj - extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Brusque

Adj - abrupt, 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 criticize severely

Demagogue

N - a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Disabuse

V - to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

Ennul

N - weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

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, violate a law

Transmute

V - to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

Vicarious

Adj - performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another