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Vocab Spelling List #6 Flashcards

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Munificent-adjective

A

Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish

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Kerfuffle- noun

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Disturbance, fuss. (Chiefly British term).

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Mollycoddle-verb

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To treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention

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Perfidy-noun

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Faithlessness;treachery

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Slapdash-adjective

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Haphazard: slipshod; careless

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Mimesis- noun

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Imitation; mimicry

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Aver- verb

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To affirm or declare confidently

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Gladsome-adjective

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Giving or showing joy;cheerful

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Blithe- adjective

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Merry; joyous;heedless

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Bathos- noun

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The sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style

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