Sadlier-Oxford level f unit 6 flashcards
Terms
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abnormal, irregular, departing gtom the usual
exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant
normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary - aspersion
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a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
innuendo, calumny, denigration
endorsment, testimonial, praise - bizarre
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extremely strange, unusual, atypical
grotesque, fantastic, outlandish
normal, typical, ordinary - brusque
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abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough
gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic - cajole
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to coax, persuade through flattery or artiface; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
coerce, force, strong-arm - castigate
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to punish severly; to criticize severly
chastise, rebuke, censure,upbraid
reward, honor, praise, laud - contrive
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to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
think up, devise, concoct, fabricate - demagogue
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises to gain power
rabble-rouser, firebrand - disabuse
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to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
undeceive, enlighten, set straight
deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes - ennui
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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest; boredom
languor, world-weariness, listlessness
enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity - fetter
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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
bond, restraint, bind, hamper
free, liberate, emancipate - heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
evil, odious, abominable, outrageous
excellent, wonderful, splendid - immutable
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not subject to change, constant
unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle - insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
loyalist, loyal, faithful - megalomania
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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in exess of reality
delusions of grandeur
humility, modesty, self-abasement - sinecure
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a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
"no-show" job, cushy job, "plum" - surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
open, frank, aboveboard, overt - transgress
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to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
overstep, exceed, trespass, err
obey, toe the line - transmute
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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
transform, convert, translate, meteamorphose
maintain unchanged, preserve - vicarious
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performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand
real, actual, firsthand