Flashcards in Politics as Usual Deck (21)
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Abdicate
Give up right, position, or power
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Apostate
Traitor, renegade
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Censure
- to rebuke
- to criticize severely
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Decamp
Depart suddenly, escape
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Demagogue
Agitating person, instigator
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Dissident
Disagreeing, differing
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Expurgate
To purge of moral offensiveness
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Fractious
Grouchy, cross
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Gaffe
Goof, mistake, impropriety
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Harangue
To deliver a long, forceful, and angry speech
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Polemic
Argument; verbal attack
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Reprehensible
Shameful
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Rhetoric
The art/effective use of language in communication and persuasion
- oration
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Usurp
Take over
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Vitriolic
Bitter, scathing
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Proponent
Advocate
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Daunting
Intimidating
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Subsidy
Grant, allowance, contribution
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Constituent
- being part of a whole
- being a voting member of an organization and having the power to appoint
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Malfeasance
Wrongdoing, esp by a public figure
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