AP Language Vocab (Unit 6) Flashcards
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| 3680122795 | anomalous adj. | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual | 0 | |
| 3680123473 | aspersion n. | a damaging or derogatory statement | 1 | |
| 3680124304 | bizarre adj. | extremely strange, unusual, atypical | 2 | |
| 3680125985 | brusque adj. | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities | 3 | |
| 3680127417 | cajole v. | to coax, persuade through flattery | 4 | |
| 3680129787 | castigate v. | to critcize severely | 5 | |
| 3680131268 | contrive v. | to bring about through a plan | 6 | |
| 3680131937 | demagogue n. | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power | 7 | |
| 3680134716 | disabuse v. | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking | 8 | |
| 3680135795 | ennui n. | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom | 9 | |
| 3680137764 | fetter n. v. | -anything that confines or restrains -to render helpless or impotent | 10 | |
| 3680141540 | heinous adj. | very wicked, offensive, hateful | 11 | |
| 3680142389 | immutable adj. | not subject to change, constant | 12 | |
| 3680144895 | insurgent n. adj. | -one who rebels or rises against authority -surging or rushing in or on | 13 | |
| 3680146116 | megalomania n. | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc. far in excess of reality | 14 | |
| 3680148129 | sinecure n. | a position requiring little or no work | 15 | |
| 3680149399 | surreptitious adj. | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud | 16 | |
| 3680152042 | transgress v. | to go beyond a limit or boundary | 17 | |
| 3680153068 | transmute v. | to change from one nature, substance, or form to another | 18 | |
| 3680153795 | vicarious adj. | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another | 19 |