1.
Anomalous: abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
2.
Aspersion: a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
3.
Bizarre: extremely strange, unusual, atypical
4.
Brusque: abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
5.
Cajole: to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
6.
Castigate: to punish severely; to criticize severely
7.
Contrive: to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result or a scheme or plan
8.
Demagogue: a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
9.
Disabuse: to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
10.
Ennui: weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
11.
Fetter: a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
12.
Heinous: very wicked, offensive, hateful
13.
Immutable: not subject to change, constant
14.
Insurgent: one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on
15.
Megalomania: a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, ect., far in excess of reality
16.
Sinecure: a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
17.
Surreptitious: stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation, made or accomplished by fraud
18.
Transgress: to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
19.
Transmute: to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
20.
Vicarious: performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another