Unit 6 AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 3255545752 | anomaious | (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual SYNONYMS: exceptional, unusual, aberrant ANTONYMS: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary | 0 | |
| 3255545753 | aspersion | (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming SYNONYMS: innuendo, calumny ANTONYMS: endorsement, praise | 1 | |
| 3255545754 | bizarre | (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical SYNONYMS: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish ANTONYMS: normal, typical, ordinary, expected | 2 | |
| 3255545755 | brusque | (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities SYNONYMS: tactless, ungracious ANTONYMS: tactful, diplomatic | 3 | |
| 3255545756 | cajole | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises SYNONYMS: wheedle, inveigle ANTONYMS: coerce, force | 4 | |
| 3255545757 | castigate | (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely SYNONYMS: chastise, censure ANTONYMS: honor, praise, laud | 5 | |
| 3255545758 | contrive | (v.) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan SYNONYMS: think up, concoct, fabricate ANTONYMS: | 6 | |
| 3255545759 | demagogue | (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power SYNONYMS: rabble-rouser, firebrand ANTONYMS: | 7 | |
| 3255545760 | 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 | 8 | |
| 3255545761 | ennui | (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom SYNONYMS: languor, world-weariness, listlessness ANTONYMS: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity | 9 | |
| 3255545762 | 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: (n.) bond, restraint; (v.) bind, hamper ANTONYMS: (v.) free, liberate, emancipate | 10 | |
| 3255545763 | heinous | (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful SYNONYMS: evil, odious, outrageous ANTONYMS: excellent, wonderful, splendid | 11 | |
| 3255545764 | immutable | (adj.) not subject to change, constant SYNONYMS: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable ANTONYMS: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle | 12 | |
| 3255545765 | insurgent | (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on SYNONYMS: (adj.) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous ANTONYMS: (adj.) loyalist, loyal, faithful | 13 | |
| 3255545766 | 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 | 14 | |
| 3255545767 | sinecure | (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job SYNONYMS: "no-show" job, cushy job, "plum" ANTONYMS: | 15 | |
| 3255545768 | surreptitious | (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud SYNONYMS: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed ANTONYMS: open, frank, aboveboard, overt | 16 | |
| 3255545769 | transgress | (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law SYNONYMS: overstep, trespass ANTONYMS: obey, toe the line | 17 | |
| 3255545770 | transmute | (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another SYNONYMS: transform, convert ANTONYMS: preserve, maintain | 18 | |
| 3255545771 | vicarious | (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another SYNONYMS: surrogate, secondhand ANTONYMS: actual, firsthand | 19 |