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Vocabulary

Vocabulary . Unit 6. anomalous. (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual Way to Remember! A nomal ous You’re not no r mal if you’re anomalous. aspersion. (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming . bizarre.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 6

  2. anomalous • (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual • Way to Remember! • Anomalous • You’re not normal if you’re anomalous

  3. aspersion • (n.) a damaging or derogatorystatement; the act of slandering or defaming

  4. bizarre • (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical • Way to Remember! • Knowing the word bizarre?

  5. brusque • (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities • Way to Remember! • Brusque • A brutish person

  6. cajole • (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises • Way to Remember! • Cajole • To joke

  7. castigate • (v.) to punishseverely ; to criticizeseverely • Way to Remember! • Castigate • if you’re punished you may be put behind bars or a gate

  8. contrive • (v.) to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent; to bring aboutas the result of a scheme or plan • Way to Remember! • Contrive • construe a plan

  9. demagogue • (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power • Way to Remember! • Demagogue • Sounds like demigod • Hermes son in Percy Jackson promises to help but turns on Percy

  10. disabuse • (v.) to free from deception orerror, set right in ideas or thinking

  11. ennui • (n.) weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom • Way to Remember! • Sounds French • Bored in French class

  12. 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 • Way to Remember! • Fetter • Placed on the feet

  13. heinous • (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful • Way to Remember! • Heinous • hateful

  14. immutable • (adj.) not subject to change, constant • Way to Remember! • Immutable • immune to

  15. insurgent • (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on • Way to Remember! • Insurgent • To surge

  16. megalomania • (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talentetc., far in excess of reality • Way to Remember! • Megalomania • feeling mega powerful

  17. sinecure • (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job • Way to Remember! • I got nothing • Just memorize the definition

  18. surreptitious • (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud • Way to Remember! • Surreptitious • If you’re surreptitious you don’t surrender

  19. transgress • (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law • Way to Remember! • Transgress • progress

  20. transmute • (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another • Way to Remember! • Transmute • transform • mutant

  21. vicarious • (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another • Way to Remember! • Vicarious • vicious

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