Unit 6 Vocabulary - From the list of words below, match the definition to the word.
Anomalousarbiteraspersionbizarrebrusque
Cajolecastigatecontrivedemagogue disabuse
Ennuifetterheinousimmutable
Insurgentmegalomaniasinecuresurreptitious
Transgresstransmutevicariousvouchsafe
1, (adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another ______
2. (n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job______
3. (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______
4. (n.)one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to
accept authority; surging or rushing in or on ______
5. (adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful______
6. (v.) to go beyonda limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law______
7. (adj.) not subject to change, constant______
8, (v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; to transform ______
9. (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud ______
10. (n.). a delusion marked by feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality ______
11. (v.) to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant______
12. (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming______13. (v.) to punish severely; criticize severely ______
14. (adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical ______
15. (n.) one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire______
16. (v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking ______
17. (v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan ______
18. (adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual ______
19. (n.) weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom ______
20. (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts
or false promises ______
21. (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in
order to gain power ______
22. (adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities ______
Part 2. Completing the Sentence – select the correct from the word bank for each sentence below.
l. Anyone who refers to my job as a(n)______should spend just one day in my place!
2. At the very outset of the term, I urged you to ______yourself of the idea that you can pass this course without hard, regular work.
3. Can you imagine anything as ______as a successful drama coach who has never acted in the stage!
4. Since he had always been quiet and retiring, we were amazed when he stood up at the meeting and ______the chairperson for failing to give everyone a chance to speak.
5. I find it hard to understand how they were able to ______such an elaborately underhanded scheme in so short a time.
6. His endless talk about himself and his interests is truly unexcelled for producing ______in others.
7. The one fact about nature that seems completely ______is that everything in nature is subject to change.
8. Wearing ______masks at Halloween is a tradition that goes back many centuries.
9. The alchemists of the Middle Ages, who were both skilled magicians and primitive chemists, hoped to ______base metals into gold.
10. His conceit is so great and so immune to the lessons of experience that it must be considered a kind of ______.
11. Whenever we disagree over which TV program to watch, my father serves as a (n) ______by selecting the program he wants.
12. After the reporters had submitted detailed questions to the Governor, they were annoyed by his ______answer, “ No comment.”
13. Although the ______were defeated by the government’s forces, a small group escaped into the mountains, where they kept alive the spirit of rebellion.
14. Resorting to rather farfetched promises, I finally______Tina into going to the prom with me.
15. Is there any other crime in history as ______as the attempt of the Nazis to annihilate so-called “inferior” racial groups?
16. The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln once and for all broke the ______that bound Southern blacks to a life of servitude and humiliation.
17. How can we be at the airport to meet her when her secretary will not______any information about her time of arrival?
18. In his determination to be blunt an hones, he has ______
the limits of good taste.
19. I welcome honest criticism, but I resented deeply their ______on my sincerity and good faith.
20. The ______way in which they planned the undertaking shows that they were aware of its illegal character.
21. Although most of us lead a quiet, humdrum sort of life, we can all get a(n) ______thrill from the achievements of our astronauts.
22, The speaker’s blatant appeal to the emotions of the crowd smacked more of the______than the true leader of the people.
Part 3. Synonyms – select the word that is the same as the clues given below.
1. to convert, translate, metamorphose______
2. to concede, deign, bestow, confer; to permit ______
3. delusions of grandeur______
4. languor, world-weariness, listlessness______
5. a “no-show” job, cushy job, “plum”______
6. surrogate, substitute; imagined, secondhand______
7. a rabble-rouser, firebrand______
8. an innuendo, slander, calumny, denigration______
9. to chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid______
10. furtive, clandestine, covert, concealed______
11. grotesque, fantastic, outlandish______
12. a bond, restraint; to bind, restrain, hamper ______
13. exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant ______
14. to wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk ______
15. unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable ______
16. to undeceive, enlighten, set straight ______
17. to think up, devise, concoct, fabricate ______
18. rebellious, mutinous; a revolutionary ______
19, to over step, exceed, trespass; to err ______
20. evil, odious, abominable, outrageous ______
21. curt, tactless, ungracious, rough ______
22. grotesque, fantastic, outlandish ______
Part 4. Antonyms – select the word from the list that is the opposite of the phrase below.
1. to coerce, force, strong-arm______
2. a high-pressure job, challenge______
3. humility, modesty, self-abasement______4. loyal, faithful; a loyalist ______
5. to withhold, deny______
6. to deceive, delude, pull wool over one’s eyes ______
7. enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity ______
8. open, frank, aboveboard, overt______
9. to maintain unchanged, preserve______
10. to obey, toe the line______
11. an endorsement, testimonial; praise ______
12. normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary ______
13. real, actual, firsthand______
14. to free, liberate, emancipate______
15. changeable, inconstant, variable; fickle ______
16. gracious, tactful, courteous, diplomatic ______