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Laszlo is pompous, set in his ways, and singularly focused on sex and drinking blood.

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But that’s also Trump’s appeal: What looks to some like a weak man lashing out and whining to others looks like a tough guy putting one of those pompous reporters in their place.

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It’s comforting to think of ourselves that way, but more than a little pompous.

And, it is one of the last opportunities to finally beat that pompous, oftentimes unsportsmanlike, fellow sailor in your class.

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When I was younger, it made me laugh if I heard someone with a clipped accent be pompous.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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