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40 Cards in this Set
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anomalous
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abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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anomalous
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exceptional, atypical, unusual, aberrant
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aspersion
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a damaginf or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
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apersion
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innuendo, calumny, denigration
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bizarre
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extremely starnge, unusual, atypical
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bizarre
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grotesque, fantastic, outlandish
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brusque
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abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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brusque
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curt, tactless, ungracious, gruff, rough
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cajole
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to coax, persude through flattery ot artifice; to decieve with soothing thought of false promises
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cajole
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wheedle, inveigh, soft-soap, sweet-talk
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castigate
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to punish severly; to criticize severely
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castigate
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chastise, rebuke, censure, upbraid
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contrive
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to plan eith ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
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contrive
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think up, devise, concoct, fabricate
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demagogue
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and flase claims and prmises in order to gain power
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demagogue
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rabble-rouser, fireband
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disabuse
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to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinkink
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disabuse
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undeceive, enlighten, set straight
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ennui
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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, bordom
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ennui
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languor, world-weariness, litlesness
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fetter
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a chain or shackle placed on the feet; anyhting that confins or restraints; to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent
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fetter
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bond, restraint, bind, hamper
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heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hatefull
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heinous
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eveil, odious, abominable, outrageous
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immutable
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not subject to change, constant
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immutable
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unchangeable, unalterable, fixed, invariable
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises against authority; rising in revolt, refusing to accept aithority, surginf or rudhing in or on
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insurgent
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revolutionary, rebellious, mutinous
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megalomania
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a delusion markes be a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc.
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megalomania
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deliusions of grandpeur
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or no work, an easy job
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sinecure
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no show job, crshy job, plum
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
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surreptitious
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furitve, covert, clandestine, concealed
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trangress
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to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
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trangress
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overstep, exceed, trespass, err
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transmute
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to change from one nature, substance, or form to another
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transmute
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tfanform, convert, translate, metamorphose
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vicarious
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performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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vicarious
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surrgate, substitute, imagined, seconhanded
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