| A | B |
|---|
| brusque | abrubt, blunt, with no formalities |
| demagogue | a leader who expoits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| ennui | weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
| anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| arbiter | one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire |
| bizarre | extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| castigate | to punish severly; criticize severely |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud |
| transmute | to change from one nature, substance, or form another; to transform |
| immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| insurgent | rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
| fetter | a chaing or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains |
| vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
