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  1. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  2. Machiavellianism
    the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government
  3. constituency
    the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
  4. catechize
    give religious instructions to
  5. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  6. populism
    political doctrine that supports the rights of common people
  7. haberdashery
    a store where clothes designed for men are sold
  8. perfectible
    capable of becoming or being made perfect
  9. provisional
    under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
  10. Jacksonian
    of or pertaining to the 7th president of the United States
  11. Faustian
    relating to a character who sold his soul to Mephistopheles
  12. exhaustive
    performed comprehensively and completely
  13. striver
    someone who works very hard
  14. austerity
    excessive sternness
  15. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  16. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  17. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  18. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  19. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  20. rumination
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
  21. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
Created on Mon Nov 03 17:16:05 EST 2008

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