1. anomalous

2. Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

3. aspersion

4. A damaging or derogatory statement

5. castigate

6. To punish severely; to criticize severely

7. demagogue

8. A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

9. ennui

10. Boredom; Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest

11. immutable

12. Unable to be changed; constant

13. sinecure

14. A position requiring little or no work; an easy job

15. surreptitious

16. Stealthy, secret

17. transgress

18. To go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

19. transmute

20. To change from one form to another

21. bizarre

22. Extremely strange, unusual, atypical

23. brusque

24. Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

25. cajole

26. To coax or persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises

27. contrive

28. To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

29. disabuse

30. To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

31. fetter

32. a chain or shackle placed on the feet, anything that confines or restrains

33. heinous

34. Very wicked, offensive, hateful

35. insurgent

36. One who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt

37. megalomania

38. A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc.; far in excess of reality

39. vicarious

40. experienced by one person in place of another