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22 Cards in this Set
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demagogue
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N - a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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ennui
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N - weariness and discontent from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
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disabuse
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V - to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
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vicarious
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Adj - performed, suffered, or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another
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surreptitious
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Adj - stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud
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aspersion
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N - a damaging or derogatory statement; the act of slandering or defaming
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vouchsafe
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V - to give or furnish condescendingly; to grant
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heinous
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Adj - very wicked, offensive, hateful
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transgress
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V - to go beyond a limit or boundary; to sin, violate a law
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sinecure
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N - a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
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megalomania
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N - a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc, far in excess of reality
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insurgent
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N - one who rebels or rises against authority
Adj - rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority; surging or rushing in or on |
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transmute
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V - to change from one nature, substance, or form to another; to transform
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fetter
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N - a chain or shackle placed on the feet (often used in plural); anything that confines or restrains
V - to chain or shackle; to render helpless or impotent |
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arbiter
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N - one having power to decide a matter at issue; a judge, umpire
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bizarre
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Adj - extremely strange, unusual, atypical
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anomalous
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Adj - abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
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cajole
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V - to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises
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immutable
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Adj - not subject to change, constant
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castigate
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V - to punish severely; criticize severely
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contrive
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V - to plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
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brusque
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Adj - abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
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