Vocab Number 6 English Soph Comp

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brusque

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adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

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demagogue

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

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cajole

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v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

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ennui

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n) weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

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anomalous

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adj) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

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contrive

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v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

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disabuse

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v) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

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arbiter

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n) one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire

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bizarre

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adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical

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castigate

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v) to punish severely; criticize severely

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aspersion

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n) damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering of defaming

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vouchesafe

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v) to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant

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megalomania

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v) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality

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surreptitious

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

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transmute

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v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; to transform

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immutable

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adj) not subject to change, constant

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transgress

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

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heinous

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adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful

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insurgent

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n) one who rebels or rises against authority; adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority surging or rushing in or on

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fetter

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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

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sinecure

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n) a position requiring little or now work; an easy job

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vicarious

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