Unit 6 Vocabulary

Level F

Unit 6 VCBFirst Ten Words Second Ten Words

Aspersion

Brusque

Castigate

Contrive

Demagogue

Disabuse

Fetter

Heinous

Insurgent

Megalomania

anomalous• (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the

usual

Synonyms: exceptional

Ex: His anomalous mind remembered all of the concepts studied from 1st marking period.

aspersion

• (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

• Synonyms: innuendo• Ex: Middle school students cast the most aspersions towards their friends.

bizarre

• (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Synonyms: grotesque, outlandish

Ex: The unicorn outside my window was a bizarre sight to behold.

brusque

• (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Synonyms: tactless, ungracious

Ex: Young children tend to be the most brusque.

cajole• (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or

artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

Synonyms: wheedle, inveigle

Ex: I tried to cajole the student into staying in school!

castigate• (v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely

Synonyms: chastise, censure

Ex: The student was castigated forplagiarizing three times in his English 12 class.

contrive

• (v.) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan

Synonyms: think up, concoct

Ex: He contrived a plan to win the election.

demagogue• (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices

and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Synonyms: rabble-rouse, firebrand

Ex: V. Putin, the leader of Russia, is considereda demagogue to several countries.

disabuse• (v.) to free from deception or error, set right

in ideas or thinking Synonyms: undeceive, enlighten

Ex: We need to disabuse the cat ofthe idea of sleeping anywhere.

ennui• (n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of

occupation or interest, boredom»Synonyms: languor, world-weariness

»Ex: He felt ennui whenever Monday arrived!

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

Synonyms: bond, restraint

Ex: John Proctor was fettered to his neighbors in The Crucible.

heinous• (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hatefulSynonyms: evil, odious

Ex: His heinous act caused his to earn a lunch detention.

immutable• (adj.) not subject to change, constant

Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable

Ex: Our sequence of numbers isimmutable!

insurgent• (n.) one who rebels or rises against authority;

(adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

Synonyms: revolutionary, rebellious

Ex: The insurgent convinced othersto skip school.

megalomania• (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of a power, wealth,

talent, etc., far in excess of reality

Synonyms: delusions of grandeur

Ex: The megalomania caused the class president to lose the election. Students did not appreciate her smugness!

sinecure• (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an

easy jobSynonyms: cushy job, “plum”

Ex: Some believe teaching is a sinecure job; teachers enjoy summers away from work.

surreptitious

• (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

Synonyms: furtive, covert

Ex: The kitten surreptitiously crept into the office.

transgress

• (v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

Synonyms: overstep, trespass, commit an iniquity

Ex: He transgressed when he decided to rob a bank.

transmute

• (v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

Synonyms: transform, convert

Ex: We transmute ice into waterduring the summer months.

vicarious

• (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

Synonyms: surrogate, secondhand

Ex: Some parents wish to live vicariously through their children.