Vocabulary Week #5 Flashcards
1
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dictatorial
A
domineering; oppressively overbearing
2
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haughty
A
arrogant; vainly proud
3
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gesticulating
A
making gestures while speaking
4
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superfluous
A
extra; unnecessary
5
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alleviate
A
to ease a pain or burden
6
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benign
A
kind and gentle
7
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mollify
A
to calm or soothe
8
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sanction
A
to give official authorization or approval
9
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capricious
A
impulsive and unpredictable
10
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indifferent
A
not caring one way or the other
11
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trivial
A
of little importance or significance
12
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slander
A
false charges and malicious oral statements about someone
13
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spurious
A
not genuine
14
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ruse
A
a crafty trick
15
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surreptitiously
A
done by secretive means
