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Gravitas

High seriousness as in a person's bearing or in the treatment of a subject. Used by Al Gore during the 2000 Presidential election to portray himself as experienced. This unfamiliar word was suddenly being used by numerous members of the media and became ridiculed as orchestrated political spin.

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