| A | B |
|---|
| anomalous | abnormal |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | extremely strange |
| brusque | abrupt, with no formalities |
| cajole | to coax or persuade through flattery |
| castigate | to punish severely, to criticize |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, think up |
| demagogue | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction |
| fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet, to chain |
| heinous | very wicked, offensive |
| immutable | not subject to change |
| insurgent | one who rebels or rises against authority |
| megalomania | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent |
| sinecure | a position requiring little or no work |
| surreptitious | secret, intended to escape observation |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary |
| transmute | to change from one nature, substance or form to another |
| vicarious | performed, suffered or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
