Vocabulary Unit 6 Level F

Anomalous Adj: abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual How common are black swans? Adj: abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual Synonyms: exceptional, unusual, aberrant Antonyms: Normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

Aspersion Noun: a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering Synonyms: innuendo, calumny Antonyms: endorsement, praise What kind of comment is this man making about the man in the picture?

Bizarre Adjective: extremely strange, unusual, atypical Synonyms: Grotesque, fantastic, outlandish Antonyms: Normal, Typical, Ordinary, Expected

Brusque Adj: abrupt, blunt, with no formalities Synonyms: Tactless, Ungracious, Antonyms: tactful, diplomatic

Antonyms: Coerce, force Cajole Verb: to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises Synonyms: Wheedle, inveigle Antonyms: Coerce, force

Castigate Verb: to punish severely; to criticize severely Synonym: Chastise, censure Antonym: Honor, praise, laud

Contrive Verb: to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan Synonyms: Concoct, Fabricate, Think Up

Demagogue Noun: a leader who exploits popular prejudices and uses false claims and promises in order to gain power. Synonym: Rebel-Rouser, firebrand,

Disabuse Verb: to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking Synonyms: undeceive, enlighten Antonyms: Deceive, delude, pull the wool over one’s eyes

Ennui Noun: weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest; boredom Synonyms: Languor, world-weariness, listlessness Antonyms: Enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity.

Antonyms (v) free, liberate, emancipate Fetter Noun: a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; Verb: to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent Synonym (n): Bond, restraint (v): bind, hamper Antonyms (v) free, liberate, emancipate

Heinous Adjective: very wicked, offensive, hateful Synonyms: Evil, Odious, Outrageous Antonyms: excellent, wonderful, splendid. Adjective: very wicked, offensive, hateful Synonym (adj) evil, odious, abominable, outrageous Antonym: Excellent, wonderful

Immutable Adjective: not subject to change, constant Synonym: Unchangeable, unalterable, fixed Antonym: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

Insurgent Noun: one who rebels or rises against authority; Adj: rising in revolt; refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on Synonym (adj): Revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous Antonym: loyalist, loyal, faithful

Antonym: humility, modesty, self abasement Megalomania Noun: a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality Antonym: humility, modesty, self abasement

Noun : a position requiring little or no work; an easy job Sinecure Noun : a position requiring little or no work; an easy job Synonym: cushy job

Surreptitious Adj: stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud Synonym: Furtive, Covert, Clandestine, Concealed Antonym: open, frank, overt

Transgress Verb: to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law Synonym: overstep, exceed, trespass Antonym: obey,

Transmute Verb: to change from one nature, substance to form to another Synonym: Transform, convert, translate, metamorphose

Synonym: surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand, Vicarious Adj: performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another Synonym: surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand,