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No, it's not a coiffure trend
'POS' means "part of speech," obviously
The awkward case of 'his or her'
lowlife 'a person of low moral character'
kakistocracy 'government by the worst people'
slimeball 'a morally repulsive or odious person'
salacious 'arousing or appealing to sexual desire'
oligarch 'government in which a small group exercises control'
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to speak or write verbosely and windily
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