AP Language Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards

8366139290	anomalous	abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual	0
8366139291	aspersion	a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming	1
8366139292	bizarre	extremely strange, unusual, atypical	2
8366139293	brusque	abrupt, blunt, with no formalities	3
8366139294	cajole	to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	4
8366139295	castigate	to punish severely; to criticize severely	5
8366139296	contrive	to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan	6
8366139297	demagogue	a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power	7
8366139298	disabuse	to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking	8
8366139299	ennui	weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom	9
8366139300	fetter	a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent	10
8366139301	heinous	very wicked, offensive, hateful	11
8366139302	immutable	not subject to change, constant	12
8366139303	insurgent	one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on	13
8366139304	megalomania	a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etch., far in excess of reality	14
8366139305	sinecure	a position requiring little or no work; an easy job	15
8366139306	surreptitious	stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud	16
8366139307	transgress	to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law	17
8366139308	transmute	to change from one nature, substance, or form to another	18
8366139309	vicarious	performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	19