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12 Cards in this Set
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Sesquipedalian |
Characterized by use of long words |
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Demarcation |
A dividing line |
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Bombast |
high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people |
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Apocryphal |
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. |
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Laconic |
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. |
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Ascetic |
characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. |
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Taciturn |
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little |
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Domineering |
assert one's will over another in an arrogant way. |
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Eminent |
famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession. |
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Execrable |
Extremely bad or unpleasant |
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Lecherous |
having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire. |
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precarious |
not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse |
