Politics as Usual Flashcards
1
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Abdicate
A
Give up right, position, or power
2
Q
Apostate
A
Traitor, renegade
3
Q
Censure
A
- to rebuke
- to criticize severely
4
Q
Decamp
A
Depart suddenly, escape
5
Q
Demagogue
A
Agitating person, instigator
6
Q
Dissident
A
Disagreeing, differing
7
Q
Expurgate
A
To purge of moral offensiveness
8
Q
Fractious
A
Grouchy, cross
9
Q
Gaffe
A
Goof, mistake, impropriety
10
Q
Harangue
A
To deliver a long, forceful, and angry speech
11
Q
Polemic
A
Argument; verbal attack
12
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Reprehensible
A
Shameful
13
Q
Rhetoric
A
The art/effective use of language in communication and persuasion
- oration
14
Q
Usurp
A
Take over
15
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Vitriolic
A
Bitter, scathing
