Flashcards in Chapter 13 Words Deck (15):
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Ignomonious
a condition of great public shame, dishonor, and humiliation; shameful; disgraceful; humiliating or embarrassing; bearing public shame and contempt; EMBARESSING(CHAGRIN AND ABASH)
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Disengenuous
giving a false appearance of honesty; deceptive and not straightforward or candid/frank
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Indelible
impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; memorable; lasting/unforgettable
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Equanimity
emotional calmness and composure in times of stress; APLOMB(self confidence and composed); collected and calm
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Mellifluous(mel-if-luous)
a sound that is full and sweet and thus pleasing to hear.; sweet sounding and harmonious
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Ethereal(ih-theer-ee-uh l)
very delicate; airy and light; exquisitely refined; elegant; graceful; fragile
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Bastion
a stronghold or fortification; a group or place that defends a way of life; a protector or defender
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Amalgam
a BLEND of different elements; a mixture or a blend; a SYNTHESIS; a combination
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Entrenched
solidly established, dug in; strongly ingrained.
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Cupidity
extreme greed for material wealth; characterized by AVARICE; greed for money or possessions; RAPACITY(aggressive greed); materialism
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AVARICE
extreme greed for wealth or material gain/possession; materialism
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Genteel
well mannered, polite, proper [people]; [a] respectable [man]
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extrapolate
to estimate or infer or make an opinion
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Chauvinism(shoh-vuh-niz-uh m)
dedication to a cause; aggressive patriotism;biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause
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