Set 2 Flashcards

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Minatory

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Menacing threatening

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Sanguinary

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Bloodthirsty

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Baleful

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Menacing or threatening

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Truckle

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To act subserviently

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Convivial

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Friendly lively and enjoyable

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Convivial

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Friendly, lively and enjoyable

Cheerful and friendly

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Inveigle

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Persuade someone to do something by means of flattery or deception

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Inimitable

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So good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique

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Ineffable

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Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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Myrmidon

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a person who executes without question or scruple a master’s commands.

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Facile

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Superficial, so simple it’s stupid

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Desuetude

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A state of disuse

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Chary

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Cautious, wary, timid

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Staid

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Restrained, prim, settled

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Apotheosis

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Elevation to the status of a god; perfect example or embodiment

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Doyenne

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A woman holding a senior position in a certain field

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Consigliere

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An advisor

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Repute

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The opinion generally held of someone or something

Be generally said or believe to do something or to have particular characteristics

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Prestidigitation

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magic tricks performed as entertainment.

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Thaumaturgy

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The working of miracles

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Insuperable

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Something that is impossible to achieve

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Turncoat

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One who is a traitor to his country

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Adjuvant

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Serving to aid or contribute

Assisting in the prevention, amelioration or cure of disease

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Garland

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Decorative wreath or cord

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Parlous
Full of danger; precarious
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Contiguous
Sharing a common border; touching
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Murine
Relating to or affecting mice
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Duchy
Special domain
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Inviolate
Sacred and must be safeguarded from injustice
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Sangfroid
Composure or coolness, sometimes excessively so
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Vainglorious
Having or showing too much pride in your abilities or achievements
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Arcadian
Rustic, peaceful and simple; pastoral
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Trundle
Move slowly or heavily
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Eremitic
A hermit or recluse, especially under a religious vow
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Tarry
Stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place
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Appose
Place in close proximity with
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Bedizened
Dressed up or decorated gaudily
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Hinterland
A region remote from urban areas
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Abet
To encourage or assist to do something wrong in particular, to commit a crime
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At loggerheads
In dispute with
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Effete
Depleted of vitality or effectiveness Over refined effeminate
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Callow
Lacking adult maturity
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Apollonian
Clear, harmonious and restrained
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Titular
Existing in name only
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Agog
Eager, astir
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Seemliness
Appropriateness of conduct or behavior
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Concatenation
A series of links united, a chain, a succession
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Akimbo
Hands on the hips and elbows turned out
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Abrogate
To abolish, do away with, especially by authority
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Addlepated
Befuddled, confused
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Adroit
Dexterous; deft or skillful