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anomalous
abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
aspersion
a damaging or derogatory statement

*bizarre

extremely strange

brusque
abrupt, blunt
cajole
to deceive with so thing thoughts or false promises
to persuade through flattery or artifice
castigate
to punish or criticize severely
contrive
to plan with ingenuity

*demagogue

a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

disabuse
to free from deception or error
ennui
weariness due to lack of interest, boredom
fetter
a chain or shackle placed on the feet; to chain or shackle

*heinous

very wicked, offensive

immutable
not subject to change
insurgent
one who rebels or rises against authority; refusing to accept authority
megalomania
a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth far in excess of reality
sinecure
a position requiring little or no work
surreptitious
stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation
transgress
to go beyond a limit it boundary, to violate a law

*transmute

to change from one form to another

vicarious
experienced by one person in pace of another