Sadlier Level F Unit 6 Vocabulary

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VOCABUNIT 6 FLASHCARDS

(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual SYNONYMS: exceptional, unusual, aberrant ANTONYMS: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary

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anomalous

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(n) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming SYNONYMS: innuendo, calumny ANTONYMS: endorsement, praise

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aspersion

(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical SYNONYMS: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish ANTONYMS: normal, typical, ordinary, expected

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bizarre

(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities SYNONYMS: tactless, ungracious ANTONYMS: tactful, diplomatic

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brusque

(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises SYNONYMS: wheedle, inveigle ANTONYMS: coerce, force

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cajole

(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely SYNONYMS: chastise, censure ANTONYMS: honor, praise, laud

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castigate

(v.) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan SYNONYMS: think up, concoct, fabricate

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contrive

(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power SYNONYMS: rabble-rouser, firebrand

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demagogue

(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking SYNONYMS: undeceive, enlighten ANTONYMS: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes

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disabuse

(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom SYNONYMS: languor, world-weariness, listlessness ANTONYMS: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity

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ennui

(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 SYNONYMS: (n.) bond, restraint; (v.) bind, hamper ANTONYMS: (v.) free, liberate, emancipate

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fetter

(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful SYNONYMS: evil, odious, outrageous ANTONYMS: excellent, wonderful, splendid

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heinous

(adj.) not subject to change, constant SYNONYMS: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable ANTONYMS: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle

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immutable

(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on SYNONYMS: (adj.) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous ANTONYMS: (adj.) loyalist, loyal, faithful

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insurgent

(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality SYNONYMS: delusions of grandeur ANTONYMS: humility, modesty, self-abasement

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megalomania

(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job SYNONYMS: "no-show" job, cushy job, "plum"

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sinecure

(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud SYNONYMS: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed ANTONYMS: open, frank, aboveboard, overt

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surreptitious

(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law SYNONYMS: overstep, trespass ANTONYMS: obey, toe the line

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transgress

(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another SYNONYMS: transform, convert ANTONYMS: preserve, maintain

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transmute

(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another SYNONYMS: surrogate, secondhand ANTONYMS: actual, firsthand

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vicarious

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