AP Lang&Comp Unit 5
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| the artifices and intrigues of a group secretly united in a plot (typically against the government); a secret political faction | ||
| a bore; an unoriginal idea (typically to placate) | ||
| the lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization | ||
| a full suit of armor; a splendid display; impressive collection of things | ||
| a remedy for all ills or difficulties | ||
| a public speech or published text that is formal or elaborate in praise | ||
| generosity; great liberality in giving or bestowing | ||
| an error in chronology; someone out of place in time (figuratively); or the state of being chronologically out of place | ||
| intellectuals as a group with cultural, artistic, social or political influence | ||
| a person who suffers delusions of their own power or importance; mental disorder marked by grandeur and omnipotence | ||
| people leading the way in new ideas; the forefront of a movement; troops moving at the head of an army | ||
| someone falsely claiming to have a special skill; a fraud | ||
| an illusion of the mind; a mythical animal with parts taken from other animals | ||
| a minor flaw in one's character or behavior | ||
| a stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person |