Unit 1-6 Vocab

anomalous

abnormal, data outlier

aspersion

derogatory statement, diss

bizarre

weird, odd

brusque

blunt (tone)

cajole

coax, persuade, flatter to get something you want

castigate

to punish severely

contrive

to concoct or plan with ingenuity

demagogue

a political leader who takes advantage of people’s fears using propaganda

disabuse

to enlighten or correct someone’s thinking

ennui

extreme boredom

fetter

anything that confines or restrains

heinous

evil, wicked, offensive

immutable

cannot be changed

insurgent

a rebel or revolutionary

megalomania

a delusion that you’re better or more powerful than everyone else

sinecure

an easy job

surreptitious

stealthy

transgress

to break a law

transmute

to change and transform

vicarious

to experience secondhand

amnesty

a general pardon

autonomy

independence and self government

axiomatic

self evident; it’s a given

blazon

to display, publish, proclaim widely, or put out for all to see

caveat

a warning or caution to make something clear and prevent misunderstanding

equitable

fair, equitable

extricate

to free or extract yourself from difficulties

filch

to steal petty amounts or sneakily

flout

to mock or make fun of the norms

fractious

quarrelsome; unpredictable; trouble making

precept

rule

salutary

beneficial

scathing

searing or harsh

scourge

a source of severe punishment or to whip/punish severely

sepulchral

gloomy, depressing, funeral vibes

soporific

sleep inducing

straitlaced

doing everything properly and morally

transient

fleeting

unwieldy

hard to manage

vapid

boring

affable

friendly, pleasant, social

aggrandize

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth

or make bigger

amorphous

without a definite form or organization

archetype

epitome

aura

atmosphere the surrounds something

contraband

illegal goods (noun or adj)

erudite

well read, educated

gossamer

delicate, light; a thin cloth

inscrutable

incomprehensible, impossible to see thru physically or understand

insular

provincial, narrow minded

irrevocable

cannot be undone

propensity

proclivity

querulous

petulant, peevish, irritable

remonstrate

to argue against something, expostulate

repudiate

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of something

resilient

bounces back quickly

reverberate

to re echo, make noises

scurrilous

harsh, abusive, low, dirty

sedulous

persistent

sleazy

cheap, unethical, mean, flimsy in texture

abominate

to have a hatred for

acculturation

a slow process of assimilation and adaptation for people when they move to a new area with a different way of life

adventitious

resulting from chance, unplanned, random

ascribe

to attribute, to assign or describe a source

circuitous

meandering, not direct, wandering (adj)

commiserate

to sympathize with

enjoin

to direct or order

expedite

to make something easier or speed up

expiate

to make amends or make up for

ferment

state of great turbulence, excitement, or agitation

inadvertent

accidental, unintentional

nominal

too small to be considered or taken seriously, not real

noncommittal

not decisive or definite

peculate

to steal something that you’ve been trusted with, to embezzle

proclivity

a natural tendency

sangfroid

composure, coolness, poise

seditious

resistant or rebellious to government authority

tenuous

weak, poorly supported, hanging by a thread

vitriolic

bitter, sarcastic

wheedle

to kiss up or use flattery

ameliorate

to improve or make better

aplomb

poise or composure

bombastic

fancy words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

callow

inexperienced

drivel

nonsense or babble

epitome

a perfect example

exhort

to urge strongly

ex officio

when you automatically become something or gain a respect mainly just by possessing a certain role

ingratiate

to people please to gain acceptance

interloper

an intruder

intrinsic

belonging to someone by its very nature

inveigh

to make a violent verbal attack or express strong disapproval

lassitude

lack of energy

millennium

1000 years

occult

mysterious, magical, uncanny, supernatural

permeate

to spread through

precipitate

to bring out suddenly or the resulting product of an action or process

stringent

strict, severe

surmise

to think or guess without evidence