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anomalous
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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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aspersion
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a damaging or derogatory statement
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*bizarre |
extremely strange |
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brusque
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abrupt, blunt
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cajole
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to deceive with so thing thoughts or false promises
to persuade through flattery or artifice |
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castigate
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to punish or criticize severely
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contrive
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to plan with ingenuity
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*demagogue |
a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
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disabuse
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to free from deception or error
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ennui
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weariness due to lack of interest, boredom
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fetter
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a chain or shackle placed on the feet; to chain or shackle
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*heinous |
very wicked, offensive |
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immutable
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not subject to change
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority; refusing to accept authority
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megalomania
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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth far in excess of reality
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or no work
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation
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transgress
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to go beyond a limit it boundary, to violate a law
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*transmute |
to change from one form to another |
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vicarious
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experienced by one person in pace of another
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