Impunity -
Freedom from negative consequences or accountability for one’s actions.
The dictator ruled with impunity, silencing anyone who opposed him.
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Dishonest
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rogue -
Behaving in a way that causes damage.
Martha's friends tried to warn her that under Charlie's charming exterior was a rogue that would eventually hurt her.
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Dishonest
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guise -
A deceptive appearance that is intended to deceive
Using the guise of helping older women, the thief was initially friendly and then robbed them.
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Small
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smattering -
A slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject
The museum tour guide presented himself as expert about art history, though he only had a smattering of knowledge about the subject.
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Weak
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liability -
Something that is likely to cause a problem.
Joe was going to choose Fred as his running mate, but then he realized that Fred's drinking problem would just make him a liability, so he chose someone else.
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Aggressive
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Crackdown -
A strong or severe enforcement of laws or rules.
The company started a crackdown on employees misusing work hours.
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Decoy -
An object made to resemble something else, to lure someone into a trap.
The spies set up a decoy vehicle, that looked the same as their own car, to mislead their pursuers.
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Dishonest
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crook -
A person who is dishonest or a criminal
The crook was caught red-handed by the police as he left the house he had just robbed.
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Stupid
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lackey -
A servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant
The king would assign small tasks to his lackey because others considered such work to be beneath him, and he knew it wouldn't look right if he did such things himself.
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Strange
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Idiosyncrasy -
A unique or peculiar behavior, habit, or characteristic specific to an individual.
One of his idiosyncrasies was tapping his foot whenever he was deep in thought.
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Shape
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Chunk -
A thick, solid piece of something, usually broken off or cut.
While defrosting her refrigerator, she threw a chunk of ice into the sink.
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Busy
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flurry -
A small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind
As if the foot of snow wasn't bad enough, the wind suddenly pelted Daria with a flurry of snowflakes.
