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15 Cards in this Set
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brusque
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adj. abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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demagogue
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n. a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false promises to gain power
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cajole
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v. to coax, persuade through flattery.
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ennui
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n. weariness and discontent from lack of occupation, bored
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anomalous
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adj. abnormal, irregular
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contrive
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v. to plan with ingenuity, invent
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disabuse
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v. to free from deception or error, set right in thinking or ideas
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arbiter
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n. one having power to decide a matter at issue, a judge.
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bizarre
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adj. extremely strange, unusual, atypical.
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castigate
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v. to punish severely, criticize severely.
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aspersion
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n. a damaging or derogatory statement. the act of slandering.
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vouchsafe
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v. to give or furnish condescendingly, to grant.
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megalomania
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n. a delusiion marked by a feeling of powere, wealth, talent, etc.
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surreptitious
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adg. stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation.
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transmute
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v. to transform, to change from one nature substance to another.
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