Vocab 3 & 4 Flashcards

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Benevolent

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Adjective

Wishing to do good; characterized by being helpful

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Decorum

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Noun

Appropriateness of behavior; propriety

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3
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Demeanor

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Noun

The way one behaves of presents oneself

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Feral

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Adjective

Wild and untamed; savage

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Ignoble

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Adjective

Mean, unethical or dishonorable; not noble in character

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Mores

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Noun

Accepted standards and customs of a social group

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Provincial

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Adjective
Relating to areas far from large cities
Not sophisticated, fashionable or informed
Limited or narrow in perspective

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Unseemly

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Adjective

Unfitting and inappropriate; grossly improper

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Wily

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Adjective

Cunning; full of trickery or intentions to deceive

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Aggrandize

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Verb
To make greater in power
Influence stature or reputation; to exaggerate

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Exorbitance

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Noun

Extreme, unreasonable expense or price; beyond reasonable or proper limits

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Grandiose

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Adjective

Trying to seem important, characterized by pretended grandeur

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Intemperate

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Adjective

Excessive; lacking moderation

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Multifarious

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Adjective

Having great variety; diverse

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Opulence

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Noun
Wealth; affluence
Great abundance often to excess; lavish

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Profligate

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Adjective

Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant

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Satiate

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Verb

To fully satisfy an appetite or desire

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Surfeit

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Noun

An excessive amount

19
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Beguile

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Verb
To charm; to delight
To deceive skillfully