| A | B |
|---|
| Anomalous | abnormal, 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 |
| castigate | to punish severely; criticize severely |
| contrive | . to plan with ingenuity, invent; |
| demagogue | A leader who exploits |
| disabus | To free from deception or error |
| ennui | weariness and discontent-bordom |
| fetter | a chain or shackle |
| heinous | very wicked, offesive |
| immutable | not subject to change |
| insurgent | rebel against authority |
| megalomania | delusions of power |
| sinecure | a position requiring little or no work |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret |
| transgress | to bo beyond a limit or boundary |
| transmute | to change from one nature or form to another |
| vicarious | exerienced by one person in place of another |
