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tenuous

(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

knave

(n.) a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow

slush fund

An unaccountable sum of money available for questionable to corrupt purposes. "He...piled up an enormous 'slush fund' for a 'campaign of education.'..."

Partridge

a short-tailed game bird with mainly brown plumage, native to Eurasia.

acrimonious

adjective, typically of speech or discussion, angry and bitter: an acrimonious dispute about wages.

laudable

worthy of praise

nihilist

one who rejects all religious, moral, and traditional values, practices, and institutions


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