Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 6
Word List
- anomalous
(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual - 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 - aspersion
(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming - heinous
(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful - bizarre
(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical - immutable
(adj.) not subject to change, constant - brusque
(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities - insurgent
(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority;
(adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on - cajole
(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises - megalomania
(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality - castigate
(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely - sinecure
(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job - contrive
(v.) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan - surreptitious
(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud - demagogue
(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power - transgress
(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law - disabuse
(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking - transmute
(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another - ennui
(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom - vicarious
(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another