| A | B |
|---|
| anomalous | abnormal or irrgular |
| aspersion | the act of slandering or defaming |
| bizarre | extreamely strange or unusual |
| brusque | abrup or blunt |
| cajole | to persuade through flattery or artifice |
| castigate | to punish or criticize severely |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity or to invent |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | to free from dexeption or error |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation |
