AP Language Vocabulary Unit 6 Flashcards

6359008086	anomalous	(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual	0
6359009349	aspersion	(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming	1
6359009350	bizarre	(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical	2
6360640965	brusque	(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities	3
6360640966	cajole	(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises	4
6360659007	castigate	(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely	5
6360665399	contrive	(v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan	6
6360665400	demagague	(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power	7
6360669359	disabuse	(v.) to free from deception or error; set right in ideas or thinking	8
6360669360	ennui	(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom	9
6360711348	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
6360711349	heinous	(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful	11
6360714039	immutable	(adj.) not subject to change, constant	12
6360734303	insurgent	(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on	13
6360735801	megalomania	(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc..., far in excess of reality	14
6360740308	sinecure	(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job	15
6360740309	surreptitious	(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud	16
6360782695	transgress	(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law	17
6360784475	transmute	(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another	18
6360786261	vicarious	(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another	19