Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 6
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e nam' e les
(adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
Synonyms: exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant
Antonyms: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary - aspersion
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e sper' zhen
(n) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
Synonyms: innuendo, calumny, denigeration
Antonyms: endorsement, testimonial, praise - bizarre
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bi zar'
(adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical
Synonyms: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish
Antonyms: normal, typical, ordinary, expected - brusque
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bresk
(adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
Synonyms: curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough
Antonyms: gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic - cajole
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ke jol'
(v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to decieve with soothing thoughts or false promises
Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
Antonyms: coerce, force, strong-arm - castigate
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kas' te gat
(v) to punish severely; to criticize severely
Synonyms: chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid
Antonyms: reward, honor, praise, laud - contrive
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ken triv'
(v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
Synonyms: think up, devise, concoct, fabricate - demagogue
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dem' e gag
(n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
Synonyms: rabble-rouser, firebrand - disabuse
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dis e byuz'
(v) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
Synonyms: undecieve, enlighten, set straight
Antonyms: decieve, delude, pull wool over one's eyes - ennui
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an we'
(n) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupatioin or interest, boredom
Synonyms: languor, world-weariness, listlessness
Antonyms: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity - fetter
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fet' ar
(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
Synonyms: (n) bond, restraint; (v) bind, hamper
Antonyms: (v) free, liberate, emancipate - heinous
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he' nes
(adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful
Synonyms: evil, odious, abominable, outrageous
Antonyms: excellent, wonderful, splendid - immutable
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i muy' te bel
(adj) not subject to change, constraint
Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
Antonyms: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle - insurgent
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in ser' jent
(n) one who rebels or rises against authority
(adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
Synonyms: (adj) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
Antonyms: (adj) loyalist, loyal, faithful - megalomania
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meg e lo ma' ne e
(n) a delusion marker by a feeling of power, wealth, talent etc., far in excess of reality
Synonyms: delusions of grandeur
Antonyms: humility, modesty, self-abasement - sinecure
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si' ne kyur
(n) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
Synonyms: "no show" job, cushy job, "plum" - surreptitious
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ser ep tish' es
(adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
Synonyms: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt - transgress
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tranz gres'
(v) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
Synonyms: overstep, exceed, trespass, err
Antonyms: obey, toe the line - transmute
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tranz myut'
(v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
Synonyms: transform, convert, translate, metamorphose
Antonyms: maintain unchanged, preserve - vicarious
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vi kar' e es
(adj) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
Synonyms: surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand
Antonyms: real, actual, firsthand