AP Language Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards

6390434284	anomalous	(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual	0
6390434285	aspersion	(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming	1
6390434286	bizarre	(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical	2
6390434287	brusque	(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities	3
6390434288	cajole	(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	4
6390434289	castigate	(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely	5
6390434290	contrive	(v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan	6
6390434291	demagague	(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power	7
6390434292	disabuse	(v.) to free from deception or error; set right in ideas or thinking	8
6390434293	ennui	(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom	9
6390434294	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
6390434295	heinous	(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful	11
6390434296	immutable	(adj.) not subject to change, constant	12
6390434297	insurgent	(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on	13
6390434298	megalomania	(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc..., far in excess of reality	14
6390434299	sinecure	(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job	15
6390434300	surreptitious	(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud	16
6390434301	transgress	(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law	17
6390434302	transmute	(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another	18
6390434303	vicarious	(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	19