Week 6 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Amity
A
(n) a friendly relationship
2
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Bulwark
A
(n) defensive protection
3
Q
Calumny
A
(n) the making of false statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander
4
Q
Dissemble
A
(v) conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs
5
Q
Hagiography
A
(n) the writing of the lives of saints
6
Q
Portentous
A
(adj) ominously significant or indicative
7
Q
Prostrate
A
(v) lay oneself flat on the ground face downward, especially in submission
8
Q
Sanctimonious
A
(adj) making a show of being morally superior to other people
9
Q
Spurious
A
(adj) not being what it claims to be
10
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Turgid
A
(adj) swollen; excessively embellished in style or language
