Vocabulary Vocabulary Level FLevel FUnit 6 Unit 6 Part APart A

anomalousanomalous castigatecastigate

aspersionaspersion contrivecontrive

bizarrebizarre demagoguedemagogue

brusquebrusque disabusedisabuse

cajolecajole ennuiennui

AnomalousAnomalous

Abnormal , irregular, Abnormal , irregular, departing from the departing from the usual usual

It is difficult to tell if It is difficult to tell if the bell schedule is the bell schedule is anomalousanomalous because because what is normal at NP?what is normal at NP?

Exceptional, atypical,Exceptional, atypical,

Unusual ,aberrantUnusual ,aberrant

AspersionAspersion

A damaging or A damaging or derogatory statement ; derogatory statement ; the act of slandering of the act of slandering of defamingdefaming

Think twice before Think twice before castingcasting aspersions aspersions on on his honesty, for he might his honesty, for he might be telling the truthbe telling the truth

Innuendo ,calumny ,Innuendo ,calumny ,

denigrationdenigration

BizarreBizarre

Extremely strange, Extremely strange, unusual, atypicalunusual, atypical

I wonder what sort of I wonder what sort of life it would be to live life it would be to live in this in this bizarrebizarre location.location.

Grotesque, fantastic, Grotesque, fantastic, outlandishoutlandish

BrusqueBrusque

Abrupt, blunt , with no Abrupt, blunt , with no formalitiesformalities

His request for a large His request for a large loan for an indefinite loan for an indefinite length of time was length of time was met with a met with a brusque brusque refusal. refusal.

Curt, tactless, gruffCurt, tactless, gruff

Ungracious ,ruffUngracious ,ruff

CajoleCajole

To coax , persuade To coax , persuade through flattery or through flattery or artifice ;to deceive with artifice ;to deceive with soothing thoughts or false soothing thoughts or false promisespromises

With a smile ,a joke , and With a smile ,a joke , and a second helping of pie, a second helping of pie, she would she would cajolecajole him into him into doing what she wanteddoing what she wanted

WheedleWheedle ,inveigle, soft- ,inveigle, soft-soap, sweet talksoap, sweet talk

CastigateCastigate

To punish severely ; To punish severely ; to criticize severelyto criticize severely

After he After he castigatedcastigated the unruly children, the unruly children, they settled down to they settled down to study quietlystudy quietly

Chastise ,rebuke, Chastise ,rebuke, censure ,upbraidcensure ,upbraid

ContriveContrive

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

She can She can contrive contrive wonderful excuses ; but wonderful excuses ; but when she tries to offer when she tries to offer them, her uneasiness them, her uneasiness gives her awaygives her away

Think up ,devise , Think up ,devise , concoct, fabricateconcoct, fabricate

DemagogueDemagogue

A leader who exploits A leader who exploits popular prejudices popular prejudices false claims and false claims and promises in order to promises in order to gain powergain power

Often a show of angry Often a show of angry concern conceals the concern conceals the self-serving tactics of self-serving tactics of a a demagogue.demagogue.

Rabble-Rabble-rouser ,firebrandrouser ,firebrand

DisabuseDisabuse

To free from To free from deception or error, set deception or error, set right in ideas or right in ideas or thinking thinking

We had to We had to disabusedisabuse her of thinking that her of thinking that the party started at the party started at

8 pm.8 pm. Undeceive ,enlighten, Undeceive ,enlighten,

set straight set straight

ennuiennui

Weariness and Weariness and dissatisfaction from dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or lack of occupation or interest , boredominterest , boredom

We felt a great deal of We felt a great deal of ennuiennui after sitting at after sitting at the conference for the conference for over four hours.over four hours.

Languor , world-Languor , world-weariness, weariness, listlessnesslistlessness