Unit Six

DEFINITION  To go beyond a limit or boundary SENTENCE  She transgressed when she drank and then went for a spin in the car; the police soon caught up with her

Surreptitious-(adjective) Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud The soccer player was astounded to see his coach with a surreptitious look on his face because he seemed like he knew his team was going to win the game.

 A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc, far in excess of reality.  After winning the spelling bee, Luke had a feeling of megalomania for about two weeks.

 an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns.  One could say that Donald Trump's job is a sinecure

 Transmute (v.) – to change from one nature, substance, or form to another.  Optimums Prime transmuted into a form of a robot from a truck.

 (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on  The boy’s parents sent him him to boarding school because of his insurgent behavior. Imara McIver Period 3 Section 2

(adj.) not subject to change, constant There will and always will be 24 hours in a day, which means time is immutable.

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 The captain of the ship put the prisoner in fetters.

 (n). Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, bordom I jus got laid of work and now feel ennui.

 (adj.) Very wicked, offensive, hateful  Taylor Swift gave Kanye West a Heinous look at the VMA’s.

(v) To Free from deception or error, set right in the ideas or thinking He thinks that all women adore him, but my sister will probably disabuse him of those ideas. Avery Dargie English 10H Period 3 Section 2

His actions somehow where displayed vicariously through me.

 (n.) A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power  Adolf Hitler was considered a demagogue because of his ability to incite the people.

To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plans We contrived a plan to sneak out of the house.

Castigate To punish severely; to criticize severely. Sentence: My parents would castigate me if I made bad grades in school.

Cajole Verb. To coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false problems In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, the narrator, Montresor, used the Amontillado to cajole Fortunado into getting sealed up in the cavern by Montresor himself.

Alya Bandealy KTH Period 3 Section 2 November 8, 2010 Adjective: abrupt, blunt, with no formalities. Larry’s mom did not appreciate his brusque table manners at the family dinner.

Extremely strange, unusual, atypical The bizarre 2 headed turtle attracts a lot of attention.

Definition: a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming. Do not continue to spread aspersion throughout the conversation; it may lower his confidence.

 Anomalous- (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual  The ugly duckling was anomalous from the other ducks, but began to look more normal as he grew up. I look anomalous compared to them…