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16 Cards in this Set
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deign (vb)
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condescend: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity or position
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ebullient (adj)
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showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling; exhilarated
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impute (vb)
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(1) to attribute, to relate to a particular cause
(2) to credit; to assign a characteristic |
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denouement (n)
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that part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up; the conclusion or resolution of a plot
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edacious (adj)
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having an insatiable appetite; voracious
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countervail (vb)
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to offset; to counteract
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demagogue (n)
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an orator or leader who gains favor by exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience
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demagoguery (n)
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the rhetoric or language of a demagogue
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puerile (adj)
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childish, immature
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zeitgeist (n)
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the intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch; the spirit of the time
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facile (adj)
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(1) arrived at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial
(2) working, acting, or speaking with effortless ease and fluency |
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apotheosis (n)
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(1) deification; exaltation to divine rank or stature
(2) elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification (3) an exalted or glorified example |
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ineluctable (adj)
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impossible to avoid; inevitable
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ruffian (n)
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a lawless or recklessly brutal fellow
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supernumerary (adj)
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superfluous, exceeding the required or desired amount
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supernumerary (n)
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(1) a minor actor in crowd scenes
(2) a servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence, a sycophant |
