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History 4/11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charlatan | someone who is a faker, a cheater, who is trying to trick people in a bad way |
| despot | a person who has power and uses it in a mean way, a slave owner |
| diarual | happening every day, daily |
| ostentatious | big, showy display; lots of decorations, jewelry, fancy clothes |
| ruffian | a violent person often involved in crime, a villain, bully |
| abolitionist | a person who wants to get rid of something (slavery) |
| artisinal | made in a traditional or old fashioned way |
| irradiated | to brighten, shine light on something |
| succinctly | speaking in a precise, exact way |
| clandestine | secret |