| A | B |
|---|
| anomalous | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| aspersion | a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| cajole | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice |
| castigate | to punish severely |
| contrive | to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a schme 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, set right in ideas or thinking |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest |
| fetter | a chain or shackle placed on the feet |
| heinous | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| immutable | not subject to change, constant |
| 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; an easy job |
| surreptitious | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation |
| transgress | to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin |
| transmute | to change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
| vicarious | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
| arbiter | one having power to decide a matter at issue |
| vouchsafe | to give or furnish condescendingly |
