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Inveighing

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Expressing disapproval, railing against

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Inveigle

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To win over by flattery

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Vassal

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A person loyal or in service to a feudal lord

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Vanguard

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A group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas

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Cerebration

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Thinking about something

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Mien

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A person’s look or manner

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Ecumenical

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Worldwide in scope

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Penitent

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Sorry for sin

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Inveterate

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Habitual

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Ulterior

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Beyond what is obvious or admitted

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive

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Recidivism

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Tendency to relapse to previous behavior (often criminal)

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Hubristic

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Arrogant

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Bombast

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Bragging

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Hedonism

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Devotion to sensual pleasures and their pursuit

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Overweening

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Showing excessive confidence or pride

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Unwholesome

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Not conducive to health

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Odious

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Extremely unpleasant

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Salutary

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Conducive to health

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Truculent

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Ferocious, cruel, savage

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Codify

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Arrange (laws or rules) according to a system or code

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Tantamount

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Equivalent

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toady

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A person who acts in an obsequious way to someone important

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Obsequious

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May I take your hat sir?

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Malfeasance

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Wrongdoing, especially by a public official

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Unflagging

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Not tiring, steady and unrelenting

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