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22 Cards in this Set
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Anomalous
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Deviating from the normal.
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Arbiter
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One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed issue.
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Aspersion
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An unfavorable or damaging remake.
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Bizarre
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Extremely strange and unusual.
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Brusque
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Abrupt and curt in manner or speech.
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Cajole
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To influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.
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Castigate
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To punish or critize severely
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Contrive
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To plan with cleverness.
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Demagogue
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A leader who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience.
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Disabuse
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To free from a falsehood or misconception. To set right in ideas or thinking.
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Ennui
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The feeling of being bored by something tedious.
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Fetter
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A chain or shackle placed on the feet.
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Heinous
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Hateful. Shockingly brutal or cruel.
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Immutable
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Not subject or susceptible to change.
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Insurgent
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A person who rebels against lawful authority.
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Megalomania
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A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
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Sinecure
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An office or position which involves little responsibility.
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Surreptitious
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Secret
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Transgress
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To go beyond a limit; to violate a law.
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Transmute
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To change from nature, form, substance, or state into another.
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Vicarious
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Experienced secondhand.
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Vouchsafe
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To give in a condescending manner.
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