Vocabulary 4-6 Level F

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Brusque: adj. aprupt, blunt, with no formalities
(bresk)
Demagogue: n. a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
('dem e gag)
Cajole: v. to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
(ke'jol)
Ennui: n. weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
(an'we)
Anomalous: adj. abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
(e'nam e les)
Contrive: v. to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring bout as the result of a scheme or plan
(ken 'triv)
Arbiter: n. one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire
('ar be ter)
Bizarre: adj. extremely strange, unusual, atypical
(bi 'zar)
Castigate: v. to punish severely; criticize severely
('kas te gat)
Aspersion: n. a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
(e 'sper zhen)
Disabuse: v. to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
(dis e 'byuz)
Vouchsafe: v. to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant
(vauch 'saf)
megalomania: n. a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
(meg e lo 'ma ne e)
surreptitious: adj. stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
(ser ep 'tish es)
transmute: v. to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; to transform
(tranz 'myut)
Immutable: adj. not subject to change, constant
(i 'myu te bel)
transgress: v. to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin; violate a law
(tranz 'gres)
heinous: adj. very wicked, offensie, hateful
('ha nes)
insurgent: n. one who rebels or rises against authority; adj. rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
(in 'ser jent)
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
('fet er)
sinecure: n. a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
('si ne kyur)
vicarious: adj. performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in plae of another
(vi 'kar e es)
Flout: v. to mock, treat with contempt
(flaut)
caveat: n. a warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
('kav e at)
blazon: v. to adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
('blaz en)
filch: v. to steal, especially in a sneaky way an in petty amounts
(filch)
fractious: adj. tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictible
('frak shes)
equitable: adj. fair, just, embodying principles of justice
('ek we te bel)
autonomy: n. self-government, politcal control
(o 'tan e me)
addendum: n. an addition or supplement designed to increase correctness, completeness, or currency
(e 'den dem)
amnesty: n. a gnereal pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness
('am ne ste)
axiomatic: adj. self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle or rule
(ak se e 'mat ik)
extricate: v. to free from entanglements or difficulties; remove with effort
('ek stre kat)
soporific: adj. tending to cause sleep, relating to sleepiness or lethargy, n. something that induces sleep
(sap e 'rif ik)
scathing: adj. bitterly severe, withering; causin great harm
('ska thin)
unwieldy: adj. not easily carried, handled, or managed beacuase of size or complexity
(en 'wel de)
vapid: adj. dull, uninteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
('vap id)
prognosticate: v. to predict, especially on the basis of present indications or signs; for token
(prag 'nas te kat)
sepulchral: adj. funeral, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal
(se 'pel krel)
salutary: adj. beneficial, helpful; healthy, wholesome
('sal ye ter e)
straitlaced: adj. extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
('strat last)
scourge: v. to whip, punish severely, n. a cause of afflication or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
(skerj)
precept: n. a rule or conduct or action
('pre sept)
transient: adj. lasting only a short time, fleeting; n. one who stays only a short time
('tran shent)
aggrandize: v. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensity; to make appear greater
(e 'gran diz)
inscrutable: adj. impossible to see through physically; incapabl of being understood
(in 'skru te bel)
archetype: n. an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example
('ar ke tip)
erudite: adj. scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic
('er yu dit)
infer: v. to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of though; to hint, suggest, imply
(in 'fer)
affable: adj. courteous and pleasant, socialable, easy to speak to
('af e bel)
amorphous: adj. shapeless, without definate form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
(e 'mor fes)
gossamer: ad. thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; n. a very thin, light cloth
('gas e mer)
aura: n. that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
('or e)
insular: adj. relating to, characteristic of, or situted on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
('in sye ler)
contraband: n. illegal traffic, smuggled goods; adj. illegal, prohibited
('kan tre band)
sleazy: dj. thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
('sle ze)
irrevocable: adj. incapable of being changed or called back
(i 'rev e ke bel)
sedulous: adj. persistent, showing industry and determination
('sej e les)
remonstrate: v. to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
(ri 'man strat)
retrench: v. to cut down, reduce in scope and cost
(ri 'trench)
resilient: adj. able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
(ri 'zil yent)
reverberate: v. to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeadedly
(ri 'ver be rat)
querulous: adj. peevish, complaining, fretful
('kwer e les)
repudiate: v. to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
(re 'pyu de at)
propensity: n. a natural inclinatino or bent toward
(pre 'pen se te)
scurrilous: adj. coarsely, abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language -foul mouthed)
('sker e les)

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