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