The lady or the tiger? Flashcards
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Barbaric (adj)
A
savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal.
sentence ex: “he had carried out barbaric acts in the name of war”
2
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emanate (verb)
A
(of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source).
sentence ex: “warmth emanated from the fireplace”
3
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epithalamic (adj)
A
a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom.
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imperious (adj)
A
assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
sentence ex: “his imperious demands”
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untrammeled (adj)
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not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
sentence ex: “a mind untrammeled by convention”