vocab 6
Terms
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- (adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
- brusque
- (n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
- demagogue
- (v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
- cajole
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(n) weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
- ennui
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(adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
- amomalous
- (v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
- contrive
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(v) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
- disabuse
- (n) one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire
- arbiter
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(adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical
- bizzare
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(v) to punish severely; criticize severely
- castigate
- (n) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
- aspersion
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(v) to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant
- vouchsafe
- (n) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
- megalomania
- (adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
- surreptitious
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(v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; to transform
- transmute
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(adj) not subject to change, constant
- immutable
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(v) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
- transgress
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(adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful
- heinous
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(n) one who rebels or rises against authority;
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
- insurgent
- (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
- fetter
- (n) a position requiring little or no wor
- sinecure
- (adj) performe, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
- vicarious