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22 Cards in this Set
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Demagogue
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Person knwon for using popular prejudices and false claims to gain power
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Egoist
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Person known for being excessively concerned with himself, conceited
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Glutton
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Person knwon for having a huge, insatiable appetite for food and drink
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Hedonist
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Person known for seeking pleasure
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Hypocrite
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Person known for saying one thing and doing another, insencere
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Iconoclast
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Person knwon for attacking settled beliefs
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Laggard
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Person known for being habitually tardy, dillatory
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Loafer
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Person known for being habitually lazy
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Loiterer
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Person known for idleness
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Magnate
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Persone known for having great power
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Malingerer
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Person who pretends illness so as to avoid work
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Martinet
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Person known as a strict disciplinarian
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Miser
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Person known for being stingy
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Skinflint
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Person known for excessive thrift
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Optimist
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Person known for having a hopeful outlook on life
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Pacifist
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Person known for opposing war and violence
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Pessimist
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Person known for having a gloomy outlook on life
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Philanthropist
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Person known for genorosity, a humanitarian
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Pragmatist
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Person known for using a practical approach to solving problems
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Quack
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Person prestends to have skill or knowledge he does not have; charlatan
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Raconteur
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Person known for telling witty stories and anecdotes
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Renegade
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Person known for rejecting lawful or conventional behavior
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