AP Language Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards

8252027855	anomalous	(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual	0
8252027856	aspersion	(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming	1
8252027857	bizarre	(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical	2
8252027858	brusque	(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities	3
8252027859	cajole	(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	4
8252027860	castigate	(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely	5
8252027861	contrive	(v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan	6
8252027862	demagague	(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power	7
8252027863	disabuse	(v.) to free from deception or error; set right in ideas or thinking	8
8252027864	ennui	(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom	9
8252027865	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	10
8252027866	heinous	(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful	11
8252027867	immutable	(adj.) not subject to change, constant	12
8252027868	insurgent	(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on	13
8252027869	megalomania	(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc..., far in excess of reality	14
8252027870	sinecure	(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job	15
8252027871	surreptitious	(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud	16
8252027872	transgress	(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law	17
8252027873	transmute	(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another	18
8252027874	vicarious	(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	19