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8212814091anomalousabnormal, irregular, departing from the usual0
8212816196aspersiona damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming1
8212818989bizarreextremely strange, unusual, atypical2
8212821466brusqueabrupt, blunt, with no formalities3
8212823298cajoleto coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises4
8212828217castigateto punish severely; to criticize severely5
8212833472contriveto plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan6
8212835495demagoguea leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power7
8212844329disabuseto free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking8
8212846660ennuiweariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom9
8212850616fettera chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent10
8212856065heinousvery wicked, offensive, hateful11
8212858241immutablenot subject to change, constant12
8212859840insurgentone who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on13
8212889713megalomaniaa delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etch., far in excess of reality14
8212904688sinecurea position requiring little or no work; an easy job15
8212908165surreptitiousstealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud16
8212912839transgressto go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law17
8212917110transmuteto change from one nature, substance, or form to another18
8212920199vicariousperformed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another19

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