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16 Cards in this Set
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Amiable
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Diffusing warmth and friendliness
Amigo--> friend in spanish--> to be friendly--> diffusing warmth and friendliness |
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Antiquity
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resembling an artifact surviving from the past/ age
Antique--> artifact--> antiquity= describing something as an antique. |
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Assiduity
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Great and constant diligence to attention
-->duity--> duty--> soldiers have to have great and constant diligence to attention for their commanders. |
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Aversion
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the act of turning yourself or your gaze) away
-->Avert--> the verb of doing aversion. |
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Deference
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A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
---> to defer--> putting aside or postponing--> tendency to yield to others will |
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Dismember
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separate the limbs from the body
--> dis + member--> take away--> separate. |
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Henpecked
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harassed by persistent nagging
-->act of getting pecked is extremely annoying--> persistent nagging as if a bird wouldnt stop pecking. |
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Impunity
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exemption from punishment or loss
--> puni--> weak--> Im + weak= strong--> exemption from punishment or loss. |
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Lament
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regret strongly
---> ? |
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Meek
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evidencing little spirit or courage
---> meek student--> one who shows little spirit for school or hw. |
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Obsequious
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attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
-->?? |
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Pestilent
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exceedingly harmful
--> Pest--> persistent in nagging--> opposite, actually harmful. |
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Posthumous
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occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
--> Post + humous--> "after death" |
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Scrupulous
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characterized by extreme care and great effort
--> Scru--> screw up--> opposity of extreme care and great effort. |
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Termagant
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a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
--> ?? |
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Zeal
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Excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
--> zeal of a warrior--> to win the battle. |
