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5564312985anomalousabnormal, irregular, departing from the usual0
5564312986aspersiona damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming1
5564332036bizarreextremely strange, unusual, atypical2
5564334925brusqueabrupt, blunt, with no formalities3
5564338314cajoleto coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises4
5564344947castigateto punish severely; to criticize severely5
5564443532contriveto plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan6
5564447966demagoguea leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power7
5564453320disabuseto free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking8
5564458098ennuiweariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom9
5564471238fettera chain or shackle placed in the feet(often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotenet10
5564527719heinousvery wicked, offensive, hateful11
5564528923immutablenot subject to change, constant12
5564530616insrgentone who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on13
5564539397megalomaniaa delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality14
5564548622sincurea position requiring little or no work; and easy job15
5564552703surreptitiousstealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud16
5564558506transgressto go beyond limit or boundary; to sin, violate law17
5564562161transmuteto change from one nature, substance, or form to another18
5564565156vicariouspreformed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another19

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