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20 Cards in this Set
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Obeisance |
A bow or other similar gesture of respect |
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Prosaically |
Matter of factly, in an ordinary way |
Looks like procrastinate, and that's the normal, ordinary way of doing things |
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Gratuitous |
Uncalled for, unnecessary |
Have to tip waiters a gratuity is very unnecessary |
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Febrile |
Feverish |
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Impudent |
Shameless |
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Flagrant |
Outrageous |
Flamboyant, so you maybe..... |
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Superfluous |
Excessive, more than is necessary |
Super flow |
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Simian |
Of or like a monkey |
Symian from the book is kinda like a monkey |
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Pathos |
The quality of something that arouses pity or sympathy |
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Clamorous |
Noisy in a demanding way or complaining way |
The clam in SpongeBob was very noisy and complaining |
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Pretext |
An excuse, a false reason or motive |
What you say before something to explain why you can't do it |
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Feral |
Wild, untamed |
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Oligarchical |
Having to do with a form of government in which power belongs to very few people |
Rich people are this in government |
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Fecundity |
Fertility, the property of being prolific |
Looks like the word fertility |
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Empirical |
Based entirely on experimentation and observation rather than on theory |
The empirical army made a lot of stuff based off science observations |
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Austere |
Plain, without luxury |
Austwitz had very little luxury |
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Credulous |
Easily convinced |
Having the right credintials makes you convinced anywhere you go |
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Spurious |
False, not genuine |
You have fake spurs |
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Indefatigably |
Inexhaustibly, in an untiring way |
Fat people are usually tired, but opposite |
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Tenets |
Principles held as truth |
Room tenants are held to the truth |
