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10 Cards in this Set
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Chastise |
To punish; to criticize severely; to scold. |
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Demagogue |
A leader who stirs up people by appealing to their emotions; a rabble-rouser. |
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Deplore |
To feel very sorry about; to regret deeply; to disapprove. |
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Detriment |
Damage; harm; injury; anything that causes damage or injury. |
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Emanate |
To issue from; to originate from. |
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Harbinger |
A forerunner; a herald; to announce; to indicate what will follow. |
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Intercede |
To plead, or petition, on another's behalf; to act as a mediator in a dispute. |
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Irrevocable |
Not capable of being retracted, recalled, or withdrawn; unalterable. |
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Obnoxious |
Very disagreeable; highly offensive; hateful. |
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Prevaricate |
To evade the truth. |
