AP Language Vocab (Unit 6) Flashcards
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| 5384345166 | anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual | 0 | |
| 5384345167 | aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement | 1 | |
| 5384345168 | bizarre | extremely strange, unusual, atypical | 2 | |
| 5384345169 | brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities | 3 | |
| 5384345170 | cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery | 4 | |
| 5384345171 | castigate | to critcize severely | 5 | |
| 5384345172 | contrive | to bring about through a plan | 6 | |
| 5384345173 | demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power | 7 | |
| 5384345174 | disabuse | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking | 8 | |
| 5384345175 | ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom | 9 | |
| 5384345178 | immutable | not subject to change, constant | 10 | |
| 5384345179 | insurgent | -one who rebels or rises against authority -surging or rushing in or on | 11 | |
| 5384345180 | megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc. far in excess of reality | 12 | |
| 5384345181 | sinecure | a position requiring little or no work | 13 | |
| 5384345182 | surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud | 14 | |
| 5384345183 | transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary | 15 | |
| 5384345184 | transmute | to change from one nature, substance, or form to another | 16 | |
| 5384345185 | vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another | 17 |