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Pygmalion Vocab Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Libellous

A

false statement damaging a person’s reputation

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Repudiation

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refusal or rejection

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Compliance

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conforming

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Disdain

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contempt

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Prodigious

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enormous

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Plutocracy

A

govt. by the wealthy

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gumption

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courage or confidence

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sovereign

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a supreme ruler

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plight

A

an unfortunate situation

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haughtily

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snobbish

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Deprecation

A

disapproval

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12
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mendacity

A

untruthfulness

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13
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impidence

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lack of modesty

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ostentatious

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showing wealth

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pretentious

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attempting to impress

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vehement

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zealous

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presumptuous

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self-confidence

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formidable

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causing fear

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pedantic

A

overly concerned with minor details

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pedagogical

A

teaching

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sanguinary

A

bloody

22
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somnambulist

A

sleepwalking

23
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incorrigible

A

not able to be corrected

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resolute

A

determined

25
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pauperize

A

reduce to beggary

26
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estheticism

A

concerned with beauty

27
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snivel

A

tearful state

28
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zephyr

A

light wind

29
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deftly

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nimbly

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dogmatic

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opinionated

31
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prodigal

A

spends money freely

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petulance

A

becoming angry

33
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stolidly

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impassively

34
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emphatic

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insistent

35
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unassailable

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impenetrable

36
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arbitrary

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subjective

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ineptitude

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clumsy

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transcendence

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exceeding

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peremptorily

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assertive

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