abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual

exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant

a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming

innuendo, calumny, denigration

extremely strange, unusual, atypical

grotesque, fantastic, outlandish

abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough

to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to decieve with soothing thoughts or false promises

wheedle, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk

to punish severely; to criticize severely

chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid

to plan with ingenuity, invert; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan

think up, devise, concoct, fabricate

a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

rabble-rouser, firebrand

to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking

undeceive, enlighten, set straight

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom

langour, world-weariness, listlessness

a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anything that confines or restraints; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent

bond, restraint; bind, hamper

very wicked, offensive, hateful

evil, odious, abominable, outrageous

not subject to change, constant

unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable

one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt; refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on

revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous

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

delusionsof grandeur

a position requiring little or no work; an easy job

"no-show" job, cushy job, "plum"

stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

furtive, covert, clandestine, concealed

to ge beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law

overstep, exceed, trespass, err

to change from one nature, substance, or form to another

transform, convert, translate, metamorphose

performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

surrogate, substitute, imagined, secondhand