| A | B |
|---|
| anomalous | abnormal; exceptional; atypical |
| aspersion | derogatory statement; innuendo |
| bizarre | grotesque; extremely strange |
| brusque | abrupt; blunt; gruff |
| cajole | wheedle; coax thru flattery |
| castigate | punish severely; chastise |
| contrive | think up; devise |
| demagogue | firebrand; false promises to gain power |
| disabuse | undeceive; free from error |
| ennui | boredom; languor |
| fetter | chain; to chain; to bind; a bond |
| heinous | evil; odious; offensive |
| immutable | unchangeable; fixed; invariable |
| insurgent | rebellious; rising revolt; one who rebels against authority |
| megalomania | delusions of grandeur |
| sinecure | "no-show" job; cushy job |
| surreptitious | stealthy; secret; covert |
| transgress | go beyond boundary; trespass |
| transmute | transform; convert |
| vicarious | substitute; surrogate |
