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34 Cards in this Set
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Animosity |
Strong hostility |
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mysogynistic |
having the characteristics of one who is strongly prejudiced against women |
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solicitous |
showing care of concern |
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voyeuristic |
having the characteristic of someone who finds sexual pleasure in watching someone else |
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clandestine/surreptitous |
kept secret, usually because it is illicit |
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insidiuous |
happening in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects. |
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monasticism |
having the characteristics of living as a monk or nun under strict religious vows |
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reticence |
being reserved or not forthcoming in one’s feelings |
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penchant |
a strong liking for something |
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antipathy |
a strong dislike |
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galvanizing |
to inspire someone into action |
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pervaded |
existed in every part of |
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gregariousness |
state of being sociable |
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intrepid |
fearless; unafraid; bold |
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sanguinary |
blood-like; bloodshed |
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pluck |
spirited, fearless |
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complicit |
involved with others in wrongdoing |
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menial |
low-status |
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amalgamated |
fused or blended together to form one |
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adjudicate |
make a formal decision about a disputed matter |
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seer |
one who can see the future |
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factotum |
a jack of all trades |
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deity |
a god or goddess |
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sinecure |
a cushy job |
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martinet |
a strict disciplinarian |
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didactic |
instructive |
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aural |
relating to the sense of hearing |
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doleful |
expressing sorrow |
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hackneyed |
trite, cliche |
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bemusing |
baffling, confusing |
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taciturn |
saying little |
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multifarious |
many and of various types |
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erudite |
showing off great knowledge or learning |
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imperious |
arrogant and authoritarian |
