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  1. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
  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
    (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  6. populism
    the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
  7. haberdashery
    a store where men's clothes 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 Andrew Jackson or his presidency or his concepts of popular democracy
  11. Faustian
    pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values
  12. exhaustive
    performed comprehensively and completely
  13. striver
    someone who works as hard as a slave
  14. austerity
    the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
  15. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  16. filibuster
    (law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
  17. gauge
    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
  18. premise
    a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
  19. gaffe
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  20. rumination
    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
  21. indelible
    cannot be removed or erased