AP Language Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards

8212814091	anomalous	abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual	0
8212816196	aspersion	a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming	1
8212818989	bizarre	extremely strange, unusual, atypical	2
8212821466	brusque	abrupt, blunt, with no formalities	3
8212823298	cajole	to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	4
8212828217	castigate	to punish severely; to criticize severely	5
8212833472	contrive	to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan	6
8212835495	demagogue	a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power	7
8212844329	disabuse	to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking	8
8212846660	ennui	weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom	9
8212850616	fetter	a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent	10
8212856065	heinous	very wicked, offensive, hateful	11
8212858241	immutable	not subject to change, constant	12
8212859840	insurgent	one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on	13
8212889713	megalomania	a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etch., far in excess of reality	14
8212904688	sinecure	a position requiring little or no work; an easy job	15
8212908165	surreptitious	stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud	16
8212912839	transgress	to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law	17
8212917110	transmute	to change from one nature, substance, or form to another	18
8212920199	vicarious	performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	19