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Question | Answer |
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abnormal irregular departing from usual | anomalous |
a damaging or derogatory statement act of slandering or defaming | aspersion |
extremely strange unusual atypical | bizarre |
abrupt blunt with no formalities | brusque |
to coax persuade through flattery or artifice to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises | cajole |
to punish/criticize severely | castigate |
to plan with ingenuity invent to bring about as the result of a scheming plan | contrive |
a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power | demagogue |
to free from deception or error set right in ideas or thinking | disabuse |
weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest boredom | ennui |
a chain or shackle placed on the feet anything that confines or restrains chain- render helplessness or impotent | fetter |
very wicked offensive or hateful | heinous |
not subject to change constant | immutable |
one who rebels or rises against authority rising in revolt surging or rushing in on | insurgent |
a delusion marked by a feeling of power wealth talent far in excess of reality | megalomania |
a position requiring little or no work easy job | sinecure |
stelathy secret intended to escape observation made or accomplished by fraud | surreptitious |
to go beyond the limit or boundary sin violate law | transgress |
to change from one nature substance or form to another | transmute |
performed suffered or otherwise expeirenced by one person in place of another | vicarious |