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15 Cards in this Set
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disentangled
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to become free of entanglement, to extricate
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belabor
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to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary
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disenfranchised
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to deprive of a right, such as the right to vote
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interdependent
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to rely on one another
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populist
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a supporter of the rights of the people
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chagrin
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to be vexed by disappointment or humiliation
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smugness
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contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent
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dilettante
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a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, esp. in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
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sycophant
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a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
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belied
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to show to be false, to contradict
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invocation
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any petitioning or supplication for help or aid
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obfuscator
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one who confuses or bewilders
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censoriously
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severely critical; faultfinding; carping.
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extemporaneously
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done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech.
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indubitable
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cannot be doubted
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