AP Lang: Unit 6 Flashcards
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| 10480765984 | anomalous | (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual ----- syn. exceptional, unusual, aberrant |  | 0 |
| 10480765985 | aspersion | (n.) damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming ----- syn. innuendo, calumny |  | 1 |
| 10480765986 | bizarre | (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical ----- syn. grotesque,k, fantastic, outlandish |  | 2 |
| 10480765987 | brusque | (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities ----- syn. tactless, ungracious |  | 3 |
| 10480765988 | cajole | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or promises ----- syn. wheedle, inveigle |  | 4 |
| 10480765989 | castigate | (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely ----- syn. chastise, censure |  | 5 |
| 10480765990 | contrive | (v.) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan ----- syn. think up, concoct, fabricate |  | 6 |
| 10480765991 | demagogue | (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power ----- syn. rabble-rouser, firebrand |  | 7 |
| 10480765992 | disabuse | (v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking ----- syn. undeceive, enlighten |  | 8 |
| 10480765993 | ennui | (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom ----- syn. languor, world-weariness, listlessness |  | 9 |
| 10480765994 | fetter | (n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or refrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent ----- syn. (n.) bond, restraint; (v.) bind, hamper |  | 10 |
| 10480765995 | heinous | (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful ----- syn. evil, odious, outrageous |  | 11 |
| 10480765996 | immutable | (adj.) not subject to change, constant ----- syn. unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable |  | 12 |
| 10480765997 | insurgent | (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on ----- syn. (adj.) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous |  | 13 |
| 10480765998 | megalomania | (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess or reality ----- syn. delusions of grandeur |  | 14 |
| 10480765999 | sinecure | (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job ----- syn. "no-show" job, cushy job, "plum" |  | 15 |
| 10480766000 | surreptitious | (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud ----- syn. furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed |  | 16 |
| 10480766001 | transgress | (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law ----- syn. overstep, trespass |  | 17 |
| 10480766002 | transmute | (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another ----- syn. transform, convert |  | 18 |
| 10480766003 | vicarious | (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another ----- syn. surrogate, secondhand | 19 |