Vocabulary Unit 6 Review

a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

Insearch of _________ excitement, we watched movies of action and adventure.

A town so peaceful, quiet, and law-abiding wsa bound to be horrified by so _________ a crime.

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

Synonyms: overstep, trespass

It is said that good inventors do not ________ themselves with conventional thinking.

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

abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

Antonyms: open, frank, aboveboard, overt

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

abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with false promises

The army was confiden tthat they could crush the _________ forces.

Synonyms: "no-show" job, cushy job

Antonyms: perserve, maintain

extremely strange or unusual, atypical

Scientists labored to discover a set of ______ laws of the universe.

Synonym: delusions of grandeur

to punish severely; to critcize severely

to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan