Vocabulary Workshop (Level F) by Jerome Shostak. 20 words from Unit 6.
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| 44098563 | anomalous | (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual | |
| 44098564 | aspersion | (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the acct of slandering or defaming | |
| 44098565 | bizarre | (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical | |
| 44098566 | brusque | (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities | |
| 44098567 | cajole | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises | |
| 44098568 | castigate | (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely | |
| 44098569 | contrive | (v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan | |
| 44098570 | demagogue | (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices an false claims and promises in order to gain power | |
| 44098571 | disabuse | (v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking | |
| 44098572 | ennui | (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom | |
| 44098573 | 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 | |
| 44098574 | heinous | (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful | |
| 44098575 | immutable | (adj.) not subject to change, constant | |
| 44098576 | insurgent | (n.) one who revels or rises against authority; (adj.) riding in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on | |
| 44098577 | megalomania | (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality | |
| 44098578 | sinecure | (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job | |
| 44098579 | surreptitious | (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud | |
| 44098580 | transgress | (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law | |
| 44098581 | transmute | (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another | |
| 44098582 | vicarious | (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
