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anomalous |
(adj) abnormal, irregulat, departing from the usual |
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aspersion |
(n) a damaging or deragatory statement; the act of slandering or deframing |
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bizarre |
(adj) extremely strange, unusual, atypical |
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brusque |
(adj) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
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cajole |
(v) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to decieve with soothing throughts or false promises |
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castigate |
(v) to punish severely; to criticize severly |
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contrive |
(v) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan |
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demagogue |
(n) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
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disabuse |
(v) to free from deception or error; se rigt in ideas or thinking |
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ennui |
(n) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom |
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fetter |
(n) a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains (v) to chain; to render helpless or impotent |
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heinous |
(adj) very wicked, offensive, hateful |
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immutable |
(adj) not subject to change, constant |
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insurgent |
(n) one who rebels or rises against authority (adj) rising in revolt; refusing to accept authorityl surging or rushing in or on |
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megalomania |
(n) a delusion marked by a feeling of powe, wealth, talent, etc., far inexcess of reality |
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sinecure |
(n) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job |
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surreptitous |
(adj) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observationl made or accomplished by fraud |
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transgress |
(v) to go beyond a limit or boundry; to sin, viloate a law |
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vicarious |
(adj) preformed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one oerson in place of another. |
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transmute |
(v) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another |
