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Brusque
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(adj.) abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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Demagogue
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(n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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Cajole
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(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
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Ennui
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(n.) weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
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Anomalous
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(adj.) abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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Contrive
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(v.) to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
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Disabuse
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(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
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Arbiter
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(n.) one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire
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Bizarre
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(adj.) extremely strange, unusual, atypical
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Castigate
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(v.) to punish severely; criticize severely
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Aspersion
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(n.) a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
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Vouchsafe
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(v.) to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant
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Megalomania
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(n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
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Surreptitious
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(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
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Transmute
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(v.) to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; to transform
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