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3255545752anomaious(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual SYNONYMS: exceptional, unusual, aberrant ANTONYMS: normal, regular, customary, typical, ordinary0
3255545753aspersion(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming SYNONYMS: innuendo, calumny ANTONYMS: endorsement, praise1
3255545754bizarre(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical SYNONYMS: grotesque, fantastic, outlandish ANTONYMS: normal, typical, ordinary, expected2
3255545755brusque(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities SYNONYMS: tactless, ungracious ANTONYMS: tactful, diplomatic3
3255545756cajole(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises SYNONYMS: wheedle, inveigle ANTONYMS: coerce, force4
3255545757castigate(v.) to punish severely; to criticize severely SYNONYMS: chastise, censure ANTONYMS: honor, praise, laud5
3255545758contrive(v.) to plan with ingenuity; to bring about through a plan SYNONYMS: think up, concoct, fabricate ANTONYMS:6
3255545759demagogue(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power SYNONYMS: rabble-rouser, firebrand ANTONYMS:7
3255545760disabuse(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking SYNONYMS: undeceive, enlighten ANTONYMS: deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes8
3255545761ennui(n.) weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom SYNONYMS: languor, world-weariness, listlessness ANTONYMS: enthusiasm, liveliness, excitement, intensity9
3255545762fetter(n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; (v.) to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent SYNONYMS: (n.) bond, restraint; (v.) bind, hamper ANTONYMS: (v.) free, liberate, emancipate10
3255545763heinous(adj.) very wicked, offensive, hateful SYNONYMS: evil, odious, outrageous ANTONYMS: excellent, wonderful, splendid11
3255545764immutable(adj.) not subject to change, constant SYNONYMS: unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable ANTONYMS: changeable, inconstant, variable, fickle12
3255545765insurgent(n.) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on SYNONYMS: (adj.) revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous ANTONYMS: (adj.) loyalist, loyal, faithful13
3255545766megalomania(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality SYNONYMS: delusions of grandeur ANTONYMS: modesty, self-abasement14
3255545767sinecure(n.) a position requiring little or no work; an easy job SYNONYMS: "no-show" job, cushy job, "plum" ANTONYMS:15
3255545768surreptitious(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud SYNONYMS: furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed ANTONYMS: open, frank, aboveboard, overt16
3255545769transgress(v.) to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law SYNONYMS: overstep, trespass ANTONYMS: obey, toe the line17
3255545770transmute(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another SYNONYMS: transform, convert ANTONYMS: preserve, maintain18
3255545771vicarious(adj.) performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another SYNONYMS: surrogate, secondhand ANTONYMS: actual, firsthand19

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