AP LANG & COMP - Vocabulary Workshop (Level F) Unit 6 Quiz

anomalous

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

Synonyms: exceptional, unusual, aberrant
Antonyms: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

aspersion

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

Synonyms: innuendo, calumny
Antonyms: endorsement, praise

bizarre

(adj.) Extremely strange, unusual, atypical.


Synonyms: Grotesque, Fantastic, Outlandish

Antonyms: Normal, Typical, Ordinary, Expected

brusque

(adj.) Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities.


Synonyms: Tactless, Ungracious,

Antonyms: Tactful, Diplomatic

cajole

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

Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle
Antonyms: coerce, force

castigate

(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely

Synonyms: chastise, censure
Antonyms: honor, praise, laud

contrive

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

Synonyms: think up, concoct, fabricate

demagogue

(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices an 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

Synonyms: undeceive, enlighten
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, intensity

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, bind, hamper
Antonyms: free, liberate, emancipate

heinous

(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful

Synonyms: evil, odious, outrageous
Antonyms: excellent, wonderful, splendid

immutable

(adj.) Not subject to change, constant

Synonyms: Unchangeable, Unalterable, Fixed, Invariable
Antonyms: Changeable, Inconstant, Variable, Fickle

insurgent

(n.) one who revels or rises against authority;
(adj.) riding 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: modesty, self-abasement

sinecure

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

Synonyms: "no show" job, cushy job, "plum"

surreptitious

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

Synonyms: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt

transgress

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

Synonyms: overstep, trespass
Antonyms: obey, toe to the line

transmute

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

Synonyms: transform, convert
Antonyms: preserve, maintain

vicarious

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

Synonyms: surrogate, secondhand
Antonyms: actual, firsthand