“Absolute power corrupts absolutely,” said Haines. “There is no such thing as a(n) ______ who is not a corrupt and cruel ruler.”

imbroglio
pedant
despot
agnostic
archetype
despot  A despot (n.) is someone who rules with absolute power; a dictator or tyrant.

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A. sedition
B. attrition
C. interaction
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C. girded
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A. porous
B. voracious
C. spurious
D. specious
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A. justify
B. darken
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A. beset
B. surmised
C. precluded
D. garnered

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