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15 Cards in this Set
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sophistry
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a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
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carte blanche
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boundless authority; unlimited power
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rife
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abundant, prevalent
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comtemptuous
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haughty, scornful
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interlocutor
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someone who participates in a conversation
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donnybrook
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a fight; an uproar
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vestige
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a trace or evidence of something that once existed
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stygian
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dark and forbidding
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procrustean
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strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances
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atelier
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an artist's or a designer's workshop
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axiom
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a universal truth, an established rule
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iniquity
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an evil or wicked act
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patronizing
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acting superior
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peremptory
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not allowing refusal or delay
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internecine
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mututally destructive
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