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