Vocabulary Level F Unit 6Part B
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Vocabulary Level FUnit 6 Part B
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fetter sinecureheinous surreptitiousimmutable transgressinsurgent transmutemegalomania vicarious
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Fetter- 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
Synonyms: bond, restraint; (v.) bind, hamper
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The old phrase “chain gang” refers to prisoners made to work, each joined to the next by linked fetters.
It is said that good inventors do not fetter themselves with conventional thinking.
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Heinous- Very wicked, offensive, hateful
Synonyms: evil, odious, abominable, outrageous
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A town so peaceful, quiet, and law-abiding was bound to be horrified by so heinous a crime.
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Immutable- Not subject to change, constant
Synonyms: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
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Scientists labored to discover a set of immutable laws of the universe.
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Insurgent- One who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
Synonyms: revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
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George Washington and his contemporaries were insurgent against Britain.
The army was confident that they could crush the insurgent forces.
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Megalomania- A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
Synonyms: delusions of grandeur
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Sudden fame and admiration can make people feel unworthy-or it can bring on feelings of megalomania.
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Sinecure- A position requiring little or no work; an easy job
Synonyms: “no show” job, cushy job, “plum”
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The office of Vice President of the United States was once considered little more than a sinecure.
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Surreptitious- Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
Synonyms: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed
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The movie heroine blushed when she noticed the surreptitious glances of her admirer.
The insurgents behave surreptitiously in order to hide their identity.
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Transgress- To go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
Synonyms: overstep, exceed, trespass, err
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The penitent citizens promised to never again transgress the laws of the land.
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Transmute- To change from one nature, substance, or form to another
Synonyms: transform, convert, translate, metamorphose
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To transmute distrust into friendship along that war-torn border will take more than wise politicians and just laws.
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Vicarious- Performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
Synonyms: surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand
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In search of vicarious excitement, we watched movies of action and adventure.