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Crucible Flashcards

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Preexisting preference

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Predilection

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Charming; flattering

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Ingratiating

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Lying, concealing one’s intentions

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Dissembling

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False accusation; slander

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Calumny

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Make an agreement; enter into a contract

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Compact

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Widely and unfavorably known

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Notorious

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Avoid or escape by deceit or cleverness

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Evade

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Abnormal, unusual

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Prodigious

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Slander; the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another’s reputation

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Defamation

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A group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like, typically having different opinions and interests than the larger group

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Faction

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