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Glossary of difficult words

attack dog - a person noted for harsh, personal and usually public verbal attacks against others;

fall from grace - a loss of status, respect or prestige;

erstwhile - former;

dirt - information about someone that could cause damage if made public;

burgeoning - beginning to grow or increase rapidly;

to cross-subsidize - to subsidize a business or activity out of the profits of another business or activity;

exposé - a report about the facts of something, esp. a journalistic report that reveals something scandalous.