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20 Cards in this Set
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megalomania |
abnormal desire for wealth and power |
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profligate |
wasteful |
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strife |
discord, disagreement |
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legion |
a large number |
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coup |
revolution |
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amnesty |
a general pardon |
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expatriate |
an exile |
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exonerate |
to free from guilt |
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fiat |
an official order, a decree |
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mendacious |
lying, untrue |
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parsimonious |
miserly |
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pecuniary |
financial |
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dismantle |
to strip of covering, take apart |
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sumptuous |
lavish |
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underwrite |
agree to finance |
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restrictive |
harsh, confining |
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blunt |
plain spoken |
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balk (v) |
to refuse to move |
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nostalgia |
yearning for the past |
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rife |
widespread |
