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

extremely strange, unusual, atypical

abrupt, blunt, not formal

to coax, persuade through flattery

to punish severely; to criticize severely

to plan with ingenuity, bring about a plan

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

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

weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest

a chain or shackle at the feet to render helpless

very wicked, offensive, hateful

not subject to change, constant

one who rebels against authority

a delusion caused by a feeling of power

a position needing little work

stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation

to go beyond a limit

to change from nature or from one form to another

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