vocabulary F

  1. abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
    anomalous
  2. a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering
    aspersion
  3. extremly strange, unusual, atypical
    bizarre
  4. to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
    cajole
  5. abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
    brusque
  6. to punish severley; to criticize severley
    castigate
  7. to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result or a scheme or plan
    contrive
  8. a leader who exploits popular prejudice and false claims and promises in oder to gain power
    demagogue
  9. to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
    disabuse
  10. weariness and dissatisfation from lack of occupation or interest, boredum
    ennui
  11. a chain or chackle placed on the feet
    fetter
  12. very wicked, offensive, hateful
    heinous
  13. not subject to change, constant
    immutable
  14. one who rebels or rises against authority
    insurgent
  15. a delusion marked by a feeling of pawer, wealth, talent, ect.
    megalomania
  16. a postion requiring little or no work; an is job
    sinecure
  17. stealthy, secret, intedned to escape observation; made or accomplished by fruad
    surreptitious
  18. to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
    transgress
  19. to change from one nature, substance or form to another
    transmute
  20. performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
    vicarious
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vocabulary F
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unit 6
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