Vocabulary Level FVocabulary Level F

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anomalousanomalous(adj) abnormal, (adj) abnormal, irregularirregular

Synonyms: exceptional, unusual, atypical

After getting After getting anomalousanomalous test test results, the doctor results, the doctor decided to run the decided to run the tests again because tests again because nothing was normal.nothing was normal.

aspersionaspersion(N) (N) A damaging or derogatory statement

Synonym: innuendo

Antonyms: endorsement, praise

She posted many She posted many aspersionsaspersions about her about her ex-boyfriend on ex-boyfriend on Facebook because Facebook because she was furious with she was furious with him for breaking her him for breaking her heart.heart.

bizarrebizarre(adj) (adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

Synonyms: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

Her outfit was so Her outfit was so bizarrebizarre we thought we thought she must be wearing she must be wearing a Halloween a Halloween costume.costume.

brusquebrusque(adj) a(adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

Synonyms: curt, tactless, ungracious

My boss is always so My boss is always so brusquebrusque when he when he gives me instructions; gives me instructions; he sounds angry, but he sounds angry, but I realize he is just I realize he is just being direct.being direct.

cajolecajole(verb) (verb) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice

Synonyms: Wheedle, inveigle, sweet-talk

He didn’t want to go He didn’t want to go with her, so she had with her, so she had to to cajolecajole him. him.

castigatecastigate(verb) (verb) to punish severely, to criticize severely

Synonyms: chastise, rebuke, censure

The mom was so The mom was so angry at her son’s angry at her son’s disobedience that disobedience that she she castigatedcastigated him him in front of everyone.in front of everyone.

contrivecontrive(verb) (verb) to plan with ingenuity, invent, to bring about as the result of a plan

Synonyms: think-up, devise, concoct, fabricate

The sneaky The sneaky students students contrived contrived an elaborate plan to an elaborate plan to cheat on the test.cheat on the test.

demagoguedemagogue(noun) (noun) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Synonyms: rabble-rouser, firebrand

We should always We should always examine our examine our leader’s word to leader’s word to determine if he is determine if he is a a demagoguedemagogue..

disabusedisabuse(verb) (verb) To free from deception or error, to set right

Synonyms: Synonyms: enlighten, set enlighten, set straight, undeceivestraight, undeceive

You should You should disabuse disabuse yourself of the belief yourself of the belief that you can that you can succeed without succeed without working hard.working hard.

ennuiennui(noun) (noun) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest - boredom

Synonyms: languor, listlessnessAntonyms: enthusiasm, excitement

I am surprised that I am surprised that so many high school so many high school students appear to students appear to suffer from suffer from ennui ennui during English class.during English class.

fetterfetter(noun) a chain or shackle place on the feet; anything that confines or restrains(Verb) to chain or shackle

Synonyms: (N) Bond, restraint (V) to bind

My creative My creative writers hate to writers hate to be fettered to be fettered to strict essay strict essay format.format.

heinousheinous(adj) (adj) Very wicked, offensive, hateful

Synonyms: evil, odious, abominable, outrageous

Only a Only a heinous heinous person person would try to melt would try to melt Frosty the Snowman.Frosty the Snowman.Melting Frosty is a Melting Frosty is a heinousheinous crime. crime.

immutableimmutable(adj) (adj) not subject to change, constant

Synonyms: Unchangeable, unaltered, fixed

Mrs. Zellmer’s rule Mrs. Zellmer’s rule about no phones in about no phones in class is immutable; class is immutable; she will never allow she will never allow them.them.

insurgentinsurgent(Noun) one who rebels against authority(Adj) refusing to accept authority

Synonyms: (Adj) revolutionary, rebellious

The hairdresser tried The hairdresser tried to straighten her to straighten her insurgentinsurgent hair, but it hair, but it kept bouncing back kept bouncing back into curls no matter into curls no matter what.what.

megalomaniamegalomania(noun) (noun) A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent

Synonyms: delusions of grandeurAntonyms: humility, modesty, self-abasementOften movie stars Often movie stars experience experience megalomaniamegalomania when when their fans and the their fans and the press praise them press praise them excessively.excessively.

sinecuresinecure(noun) (noun) A position or job requiring little to no work

Synonyms: A "no-show" job, A cushy job

People who think that People who think that teaching is a sinecure teaching is a sinecure have obviously never have obviously never tried it!tried it!

surreptitioussurreptitious(adj) (adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation

Synonyms: Furtive, covert, concealed

The cheating student The cheating student tried to look at his tried to look at his neighbors paper neighbors paper surreptitiously.surreptitiously.

transgresstransgress(verb) (verb) To go beyond a limit or boundary, to sin, to violate the law

Synonyms: Overstep, exceed, trespassAntonyms: Obey

When she sassed back When she sassed back at her teacher, all the at her teacher, all the other students knew other students knew that she had that she had transgressed.transgressed.

transmutetransmute(verb) (verb) To change from one nature substance or form to another

Synonyms: Transform, translate, metamorphose

We would all be rich We would all be rich if we could figure out if we could figure out a way to a way to transmute transmute plastic into gold.plastic into gold.

vicariousvicarious(adj) (adj) Performed, suffered, or otherwise experience by one person in place of another

Synonyms: surrogate, substitute, imaginedAntonyms: real, actual, firsthand

Since I am not able to Since I am not able to run long distances, I run long distances, I watched the watched the marathon on TV and marathon on TV and experienced it experienced it vicariouslyvicariously..