AP Language Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards
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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 |