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24 Cards in this Set
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mien |
a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood |
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taciturnity |
it’s a trait, it means reserved, not loud, not talkative. |
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gallantly |
in this text, it means showy, colorful, or stylish, as in dress; magnificent. |
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sardonically |
bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical;sneering: |
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degenerate |
low quality, below normal |
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capitulating |
surrender, cease to resist an unwelcome demand |
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beleaguered |
set with difficulty, involved in siege, lay siege to |
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colloquially |
conversational |
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portico |
a structure consisting of roof and columns at even intervals, usually attached as porch |
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innocuous |
not harmful or offensive, innocent |
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anecdote |
a short and amusing/interesting story about a real person or event |
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reticent |
-to hide, or not reveal one’s thoughts readily (reserved or withdrawn) |
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oracle |
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from gods in antiquity |
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exanimate |
-showing no sign of life; lifeless |
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wraith |
an insubstantial form or semblance (shadow) |
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deciduous |
(of a tree or shrub) broadleaved |
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querulously |
complaining in a petulant whining manner |
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undulations |
wavelike motion or vibrations |
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declivity |
downward slope |
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effrontery |
iinsolent or impertinent (rude) behavior. |
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demurred |
to object |
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fatuity |
foolishness |
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tremulous |
wear, nervousness, weakness |
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repugnant |
offensive, distasteful |
