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vanquish (vaeng kwihsh) verb
from l vincere conquer |
to defeat by or as if by greater force
we vanquish teams |
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envince (ih vIns) verb
from latin evincere to conquer entirely to prevail over to prove irresistibly |
to demonstrate clearly
the lawyer evince the judge |
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refractory (rih fraek tE ri) adj
from latin refractaris stubborn from refragari to oppose to withstand to thwart |
obstinately disobedient difficult to control as a child or animal
the refractory kid was bad |
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maverick (mav rik) noun
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an unbranded range animal
the maverick was roaming the pasture |
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panoply (PAN uh plee) noun
panoply is from greek panoplia a full suit of armor from pan all hoplia arms armor plural of hoplon |
a splendid or impressive array
the panoply knight was cool |
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devious (dee vee us) adj
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deviating from a straight line
the road was devious |
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au contraire (oh kno trair) noun
from french au contraire |
on the contary
au contraire is a gay word |
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phlegmatic (fleg mat ik) adj
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resembling consisting of or producing the humor phlegm
the guy was phlegmatic |
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diadem (DYE- uh dem) noun
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crown
the diadem give him his power |
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invidious (in VID ee uhs)
invidious is from latin invidiosus envious hateful causing hate or ill feeling from invidia envy |
tending to provoke envy
the rich guy was invidious |
