Vocab Level F Unit 6

Jimbo's unit 6 vocab

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Anomalous
adjective /əˈnämələs/ 
  1. Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
    • - an anomalous situation
    • - sentences that are grammatically anomalous
Arbiter
noun /ˈärbitər/ 
arbiters, plural
  1. A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter
    • - the military acted as arbiter of conflicts between political groups

  2. A person whose views or actions have great influence over trends in social behavior
    • - an arbiter of taste
Aspersion
noun /əˈspərZHən/ 
aspersions, plural
  1. An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
    • - I don't think anyone is casting aspersions on you
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Brusque
adjective /brəsk/ 
  1. Abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
    • - she could be brusque and impatient
Cajole
verb /kəˈjōl/ 
cajoled, past participle; cajoled, past tense; cajoles, 3rd person singular present; cajoling, present participle
  1. Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
    • - he hoped to cajole her into selling the house
    • - she pleaded and cajoled as she tried to win his support
Castigate
verb /ˈkastəˌgāt/ 
castigated, past participle; castigated, past tense; castigates, 3rd person singular present; castigating, present participle
  1. Reprimand (someone) severely
    • - he was castigated for not setting a good example
Contrive
verb /kənˈtrīv/ 
contrived, past participle; contrived, past tense; contrives, 3rd person singular present; contriving, present participle
  1. Create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice
    • - his opponents contrived a crisis
    • - you contrived to be alone with me despite the supervision

  2. Manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation
    • - the poor guy in some way contrived to hang himself
Demagogue
noun /ˈdeməˌgäg/ 
demagogues, plural
  1. A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument

    • (in ancient Greece and Rome) A leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people
    Disabuse
    verb /ˌdisəˈbyo͞oz/ 
    disabused, past participle; disabused, past tense; disabuses, 3rd person singular present; disabusing, present participle
    1. Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken
      • - he quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions
    Ennui
    noun /änˈwē/ 
    1. A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement
    Fetter
    noun /ˈfetər/ 
    fetters, plural
    1. A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles
      • - he lay bound with fetters of iron

    2. A restraint or check on someone's freedom to do something, typically one considered unfair or overly restrictive
      • - the fetters of discipline and caution

    verb /ˈfetər/ 
    fettered, past participle; fettered, past tense; fettering, present participle; fetters, 3rd person singular present
    1. Restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles
      • - a ragged and fettered prisoner

    2. Restrict or restrain (someone) in an unfair or undesirable fashion
      • - he was not fettered by tradition
    Heinous
    adjective /ˈhānəs/ 
    1. (of a person or wrongful act, esp. a crime) Utterly odious or wicked
      • - a battery of heinous crimes
    Immutable
    adjective /iˈmyo͞otəbəl/ 
    1. Unchanging over time or unable to be changed
      • - an immutable fact
    Insurgent
    adjective /inˈsərjənt/ 
    1. Rising in active revolt
      • - alleged links with insurgent groups

    2. Of or relating to rebels
      • - a series of insurgent attacks

    noun /inˈsərjənt/ 
    insurgents, plural
    1. A rebel or revolutionary
      • - an attack by armed insurgents