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- Anomalous
- Adj
- Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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Aspersion
- N
- A damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
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Bizarre
- Adj
- Extremely strange, unusual, atypical
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Brusque
- Adj
- Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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Cajole
- V
- To coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
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Castigate
- V
- To punish severely; to criticize severely
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Contrive
- V
- To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
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Demagogue
- N
- A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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Disabuse
- V
- To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
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Ennui
- N
- Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
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Fetter
- 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
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Heinous
- Adj
- Very wicked, offensive, hateful
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Immutable
- Adj
- Not subject to change, constant
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Insurgent
- N
- One who rebels or rises against authority;
- Adj
- Rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rising in or on
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Megalomania
- N
- A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
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Sinecure
- N
- A position requiring little or no work; am easy job
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Surreptitious
- Adj
- Stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
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Transgress
- V
- To go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
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Transmute
- V
- To change from one nature, substance, or form to another
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Vicarious
- Adj
- Performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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