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1. Vocabulary Workshop
Level F
Unit 6
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

2. Anomalous
• Definition: (adj.) abnormal,
irregular, departing from the
usual
• Synonym: exceptional,
atypical, unusual, aberrant
• Antonyms: normal, regular,
customary, typical, ordinary
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

3. Aspersion
• Definition: (n.) a damaging or
derogatory statement; the act
of slandering or defaming
• Synonym: innuendo,
calumny, denigration
• Antonyms: endorsement,
testimonial, praise
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

4. Bizarre
• Definition: (adj.) extremely
strange, unusual, atypical
• Synonym: grotesque,
fantastic, outlandish
• Antonyms: normal, typical,
ordinary, expected
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5. Brusque
• Definition: (adj.) abrupt,
blunt, with no formalities
• Synonym: curt, tactless,
ungracious, gruff, rough
• Antonyms: gracious, tactful,
courteous, diplomatic
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

6. Cajole
• Definition: (v.) to coax,
persuade through flattery or
artifice; to deceive with
soothing thoughts or false
promises
• Synonym: wheedle, inveigle,
soft-soap, sweet-talk
• Antonyms: coerce, force,
strong-arm
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

7. Castigate
• Definition: (v.) to punish
severely; to criticize severely
• Synonym: chastise, rebuke,
censure, upbraid
• Antonyms: reward, honor,
praise, laud
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

8. Contrive
• Definition: (v.) to plan with
ingenuity, invent; to bring
about as the result of a
scheme or plan
• Synonym: think up, devise,
concoct, fabricate
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9. Demagogue
• Definition: (n.) a leader who
exploits popular prejudices
and false claims and promises
in order to gain power
• Synonym: rabble-rouser,
firebrand
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10. Disabuse
• Definition: (v.) to free from
deception or error, set right in
ideas or thinking
• Synonym: undeceive,
enlighten, set straight
• Antonyms: deceive, delude,
pull wool over one’s eyes
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

11. Ennui
• Definition: (n.) weariness and
dissatisfaction from lack of
occupation or interest,
boredom
• Synonym: languor, world-
weariness, listlessness
• Antonyms: enthusiasm,
liveliness, excitement, intensity
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12. Fetter
• Definition: (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
• Synonym: (n.) bond, restraint; (v.)
bind, hamper
• Antonyms: (v.) free, liberate,
emancipate
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

13. Heinous
• Definition: (adj.) very wicked,
offensive, hateful
• Synonym: evil, odious,
abominable, outrageous
• Antonyms: excellent,
wonderful, splendid
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14. Immutable
• Definition: (adj.) not subject
to change, constant
• Synonym: unchangeable,
unalterable, fixed, invariable
• Antonyms: changeable,
inconstant, variable, fickle
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15. Insurgent
• Definition: (n.) one who rebels
or rises against authority; (adj.)
rising in revolt, refusing to
accept authority; surging or
rushing in or on
• Synonym: (adj.) revolutionary,
rebellious, mutinous
• Antonyms: (adj.) loyalist, loyal,
faithful
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16. Megalomania
• Definition: (n.) a delusion
marked by a feeling of power,
wealth, talent, etc., far in
excess of reality
• Synonym: delusions of
grandeur
• Antonyms: humility,
modesty, self-abasement
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17. Sinecure
• Definition: (n.) a position
requiring little or no work; an
easy job
• Synonym: “no-show” job,
cushy job, “plum”
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18. Surreptitious
• Definition: (adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to
escape observation; made or accomplished by
fraud
• Synonym: furtive, covert, clandestine,
concealed
• Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt
Mr. El-Sayed Ramadan

19. Transgress
• Definition: (v.) to go beyond a
limit or boundary; to sin,
violate a law
• Synonym: overstep, exceed,
trespass, err
• Antonyms: obey, toe the line
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20. Transmute
• Definition: (v.) to change
from one nature, substance,
or form to another
• Synonym: transform, convert,
translate, metamorphose
• Antonyms: maintain,
unchanged, preserve
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21. Vicarious
• Definition: (adj.) performed,
suffered, or otherwise experience
by one person in place of another
• Synonym: surrogate, substitute,
imagined, secondhand
• Antonyms: real, actual, firsthand
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