Vocab, batch #4 (51-75) Flashcards

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Myrmidon

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obedient

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Narcissistic

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in love with oneself

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3
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Paean

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song/hymn of praise

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Palladium

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safeguard, protection

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5
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Philippic

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bitter denunciation, tirade

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Plutocratic

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having great influence because of one’s wealth

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Procrustean

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cruel/inflexible in enforcing conformity

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8
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Protean

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exceedingly variable

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9
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Saturnine

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heavy, dull

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Stentorian

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very loud

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Thespian

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pertaining to drama or acting

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12
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Cumbersome

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burdensome

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13
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Fulsome

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obvious insincerity

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14
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Lissome

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limber, nimble

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15
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Mettlesome

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spirited

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Winsome

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full of a winning quality, cheerful, merry

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Changeling

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child who is secretly exchanged for another infancy

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Au Courant

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well informed

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Blasé

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tired of pleasures, bored

20
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Chic

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stylish

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Complaisant

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willing to please, obliging

22
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Gauche

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lacking social grace, crude, tactless

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Maladroit

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unskillful, clumsy

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Debonair

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gracious, courteous, charming

25
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Mecurial

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quick, vivacious, active