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despot

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a ruler with absolute power, typically cruel or oppressive

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malign

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evil in nature; malevolent OR speak about someone in a hateful manner

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indignant

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feeling or showing anger/annoyance about unfair treatment

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munificent

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(of a gift of money) larger or more generous than is necessary

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mendacious

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not telling the truth

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ersatz

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inferior substitute good; not real or genuine

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mimetic

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practicing representation/imitation of the real world

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clandestine

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kept secret, done secretively

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solipsism

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the theory that only one’s mind is sure to exist

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sophomoric

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pretentious, juvenile

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cabal

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a secret political clique or faction

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incendiary

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designed to cause fires (of a device or attack)

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parochial

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having a narrow outlook; relating to a church parish

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dulcet

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sweet and soothing (of a sound, often ironically)

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facile

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superficial; appearing comprehensive only by ignoring true complexities

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officious

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assertive of authority in an annoying way; interfering

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poultice

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a soft material applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth

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foible

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a minor weakness in someone’s personality

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mores

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the essential conventions of a community

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peccadillo

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a small, unimportant sin or offense

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prescient

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having knowledge of events before they take place

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insidious

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gradually harmful; treacherous

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addled

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unable to think clearly

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vicissitude

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a change of fortune, typically one that is unwelcome/unpleasant

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akimbo
hands on hips; limbs flung out haphazardly
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askance
with an attitude of suspicion/disapproval
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apologist
a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial
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mercenary
concerned with making money above ethics
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lackey
a servant
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dissolute
immoral
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addlepated
stupid and confused
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turbid
cloudy/opaque OR obscure in meaning
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enervated
drained of energy
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quixotic
unrealistic and impractical
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posit
assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument
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providential
occurring at a favorable time; involving divine intervention
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simpatico
likeable and easy to get along with
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maudlin
self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkness
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amortize
pay off a debt with regular payments
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derviation
the development of something from its origins or source
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quagmire
a hazardous situation; soft boggy area of land
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depredate
to plunder
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autodidact
a self-taught person
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recidivist
a convicted criminal who reoffends
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libertine
a person who behaves without moral principles or responsibility
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myrmidon
a follower or subordinate of a powerful person
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presage
an omen
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consanguineous
people descended from the same ancestor
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tremulous
shaking or quivering slightly
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coltish
energetic, but awkward in one's movements
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sycophant
a kiss-ass
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fecund
fertile; capable of producing new growth
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efficacious
successful; effective
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imperious
assuming authority without justification
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progeny
a descendant; offspring
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debauch
to corrupt the moral purity of
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restive
restless
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blithe
cheerfully heedless
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risible
to provoke laughter
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modish
conforming to trends
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calumny
to slander
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artifice
clever/cunning devices, especially to trick others
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pulchritude
beauty
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lacuna (lacunae)
a missing section; a gap
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efface
erase from the surface; to make one appear insigifnicant/inconspicuous
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pacific
peaceful; tranquil
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metastasize
spread to other parts of the body
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parlous
full of danger; precarious
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semiotic
relating to signs and symbols
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sangfroid
composure/coolness during stressful situations
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eremitic
hermit-like
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rectitude
morally correct behavior
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stopgap
temporary way of dealing with a problem
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modicum
a small quantity of a particular thing
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plaudit
expression of praise/approval
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vitiation
to make faulty or defective
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bedizen
to dress up, decorate gaudily
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jocular
joking, humorous, playful
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protean
tending to change easily; versatile
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penumbra
a partial shadow cast by an obaque object
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tony
fashionable among the wealthy
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Apollonian
relating to the rational, self-disciplined aspects of human nature
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callow
inexperienced and immature
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stonewall
to block by refusing to answer questions
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effete
pretentious, over refined
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pellucid
transluscently clear
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boosterism
enthusiastic promotion
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aspersion
an attack on someone's reputation or integrity
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muckracking
publishing information in a scandalizing way
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calumny
making false statements to slander someone
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agog
very eager/curious to see something
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farcical
resembling buffoonary
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adduce
cite as evidence
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sardonic
grimly mocking; cynical
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apposite
appropriate in relation to something
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factotum
an employee who does all kinds of work
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contretemps
a minor dispute or disagreement
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pillory
attack/ridicule publicly; wooden framework with holes for heads and hands
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puffery
exaggerated or false praise
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confabulation
when someone's memory become unconsciously filled with fabricated memories
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chauvinism
exaggerated patriotism
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plutocracy
government ruled by the wealthy
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lummox
clumsy, stupid person
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aleatory
depending on chance; random
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encumbrance
burden, impediment
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dispensation
exemption from a rule
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perquisite
perks
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remuneration
money paid for work/services
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disincentive
financial disadvantage to discourage behavior
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interlocutor
someone who takes part in conversation
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genteel
polite, refined, often in an ostentious way
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interpolate
insert into something else (unnatural)
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explicate
analyze or develop in detail
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heuristic
enabling someone to learn by themselves
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hermeneutics
branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation
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excogitate
think out, plan
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antipathetic
showing strong aversion
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costive
slow/reluctant in speech or actions
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dotage
period in life where person is old and weak
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jouissance
physical or intellectural pleasure
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picayune
petty; worthless
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draconian
excessively harsh
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floe
sheet of floating ice
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boon
a helpful or beneficial thing
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sop
something done to appease with no real action
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asseverate
declare solemnly
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denigrate
criticize unfairly
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balkanize
divide into smaller groups
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sequela
a condition of a previous injury
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nostrum
an ineffective medicine
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stanchion
upright bar forming a support or barrier

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