| A | B |
|---|
| anomalous | adnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
| bizarre | extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive |
| castigate | to punish severely, to criticize severely |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
