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20 Cards in this Set
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Antipathy |
(n) deep-seeded feelings or dislike |
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Arduous |
investing and requiring strenuous effort |
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Blandishment |
flattery intended to persuade |
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Bombastic |
(adj) ostentatiously lofty in style |
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Calumny |
(n) misrepresentation intended to harm another’s reputation |
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Demure |
(adj) quiet, modest, or reserved |
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Dun |
(v) to make a demand for payment |
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Demean |
(v) to cause severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something |
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Flux |
(n) a state of constant movement, change, or renewal |
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Garderrobe |
(n) a storeroom or wardrobe |
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Haughty |
(adj) arrogantly superior or disdainful |
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Immolate |
(v) to kill as a sacrifice |
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Iridescent |
(adj) showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles |
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Pluviophile |
(n) a lover of the rain |
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Quinquennial |
(n) period of five years |
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Meretricious |
(adj) alluring by false or gaudy show |
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Obdurate |
(adj) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn |
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Soporific |
(adj) causing or tending to cause sleep |
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Spurious |
(adj) plausible but false |
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Varlet |
(n) servant or attendant |
