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| brusque (adj) | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| demagogue (n) | a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| cajole (v) | to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises |
| ennui (n) | weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
| anomalous (adj) | abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual |
| contrive (v) | to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a acheme or plan |
| disabuse (v) | to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking |
| arbiter (n) | one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire |
| bizarre (adj) | extremely strange, unusual; atypical |
| castigate (v) | to punish severely; criticize severly |
| aspersion (n) | a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming |
| vouchsafe (v) | to five or furnish condescendingly; to grant |
| megalomania (n) | a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality |
| surreptitious (adj) | stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud |
| transmute (v) | to change from one nature, substance, or form to antoher; to transform |
| immutable (adj) | not subject to change, constant |
| transgress (v) | to go beyonda limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law |
| heinous (adj) | very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| insurgent (n) | one who rebels or rises against authority |
| fetter (n) | a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains |
| sinecure (n) | aposition requiring little or no work; an easy job |
| vicarious (adj) | performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another |
