1. Vocabulary Level F
Unit 6

2. transgress
To go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

3. disabuse
To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

4. cajole
to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

5. anomalous
abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

6. fetter
A chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle, to render helpless or impotent

7. immutable
Not subject to change, constant

8. brusque
Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

9. insurgent
One who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

10. surreptitious
Stealthy secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

11. vicarious
performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

12. transmute
To change from one nature, substance, or form to another

13. aspersion
A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

14. heinous
Very wicked, offensive, hateful

15. bizarre
Extremely strange, unusual, atypical

16. ennui
Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

17. sinecure
A position requiring little or no work; an easy job

18. demagogue
A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

19. megalomania
A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc.

20. contrive
To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

21. castigate
To punish severely; to criticize severely