August 16th-25th(?) Flashcards
1
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artifice
A
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile
2
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purge
A
to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify
3
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phlegmatic
A
showing little emotion
4
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splenetic
A
bad-tempered, spiteful
5
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melancholy
A
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged
6
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naive
7
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choleric
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characterized by anger
8
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rhetoric
A
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast
9
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redundant
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exceeding what is needed or useful; superfluous
10
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strumpet
A
a prostitute
