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20 Cards in this Set
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anomalous
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abnormal, irregular
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aspersion
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a damaging or derogatory statememt, slandering or defaming
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bizarre
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extremely strange unusual aytipical
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brusque
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abrupt, blunt
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cajole
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to coax, to persuade
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castigate
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to punish severly
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contrive
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to plan with ingenuity, to invent
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demagogue
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a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
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disabuse
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to freem from deception error, set right in ideas
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ennui
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weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation
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fetter
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a chain or shackle placed on the feet to be restrained
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heinous
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very wicked, offensive, hateful
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immutable
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not subject to change, constant
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insurgent
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one who rebels or rises againist authority
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megalomania
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a delusion marked by a feeling of power wealth talent far in excess of reality
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sinecure
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a position requiring little or no work; an easy job
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surreptitious
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stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation
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transgress
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to go beyond a limit or boundary
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transmute
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to change from on nature substance or form to another
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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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