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30 Cards in this Set
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smarmy
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excessively or unctuously flattering
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servile
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Slavishly submissive. fawning; (flatterers)
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blandishment
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action or speech that tends to flatter, coax, entice
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minion
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follower of a person in power
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obsequions
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henchmen
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unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate.
trusted attendant, supporter or follower |
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fulsome
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excessively or insincerely lavish. (offensive)
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fawn
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to exhibit affection, or to attempt
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wheedle
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to obtain. to persuade, to endeavor to influence with flattering words
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toady
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an obsequious flatterer
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hag
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ugly old woman
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misogynist
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hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women
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shrew
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woman of violent temper and speech
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chauvinist
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aggressive patriotism. biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause
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misanthrope
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hater of humankind
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crone
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withered witch-like old woman.
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misandrist
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hatred of males
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harridan
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a scolding, vicous woman. hag; shrew
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fishwife
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vulgar tongued woman. coarse mannered
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philanderer
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to make love with woman whom he can not marry. carry on flirtations
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ruse
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a trick, stratagem, or atifice
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guile
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insidious cunning in attaining a goal.
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clandestine
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kept or done in secret. often in order to conceal improper purpose
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surreptitious
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done by stealth, secret or unauthorized.
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innuendo
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indirect or subtle intimation about a person or thing.
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subterfuge
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artifice or expedient used to evade a rule. to hide something
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finagle
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to trick, swindle, or cheat a person
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futile
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incapable, useless
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bamboozle
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deceive or get the better of someone by trickery.
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temporize
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be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
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