| A | B |
|---|
| anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from usual |
| arbiter | one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | extremely strange, unusual |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice |
| castigate | to punish severely; criticize severely |
| contrive | to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan; to invent |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| ennui | weariness and discontent from lack of interest, boredom |
| fetter | anything that confines or restrains - (verb) to chain or shackle |
| heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority - (adj) rising in revolt |
| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, etc., far in excess of reality |
| sinecure | a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin |
| transmute | to transform |
| vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
| vouchsafe | to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant |
