Sadlier Level F Unit 6

• Anomalous: abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
• Bizarre: extremely strange, unusual, atypical
• Cajole: to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
• demagogue: to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking. syn: agitator, ant: wrong ideas
• Disabuse: to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
• Fetter: A chain or rope that is used to tie or secure something. Syn: limit. Ant: unbind
• Heinous: very wicked, offensive, hateful. Syn: abominable. Ant: admirable
• megalomania: a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
• surreptitious: stealthy, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
• transmute: to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
• Aspersion: a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming. Syn: disparagement. Ant: praise
• Brusque: abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
• Castigate: to punish severely; to criticize severely
• Contrive: to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan
• Ennui: weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
• Immutable: not subject to change, constant
• insurgent: one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority ; surging or rushing in or on something
• Sinecure: a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
• Transgress: to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
• Vicarious: performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place