Flashcards in In The Ivory Tower Deck (23)
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Fastidious
- excessively particular, critical or demanding
- painstaking
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Consonance
Accord or agreement
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Semblance
Outward aspect, aura, or appearance
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Duplicity
Deceitfulness in speech or conduct
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Revel
Take great pleasure or delight
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Synergy
The interaction of elements when combined provide a total effect that is greater than the sum of individual elements
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Dense
- crowded or compact
- stupid and slow-witted
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Attest
- to bear witness to
- to declare to be correct, true or genuine
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Adamant
Utterly unyielding in attitude/opinion in spite of all appeals
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Cerebral
Characterized by use of intellect
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Disingenuous
- lacking candor or frankness
- insincere
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Ostensible
Apparent, evident or conspicuous
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Proverbial
Referring to a wise saying or didactic sentence
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Ingratiate
To establish (oneself or someone else) in the good graces of someone, especially by a deliberate effort
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Impose
- to set as something to be obeyed or fulfilled
- to pass off fraudulently or deceptively
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Revelation
The act of revealing or disclosing
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Fable
A short tale to teach a moral lesson
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Propriety
Conformity to established standards of proper behavior/manner
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Draconian
- rigorous
- unusually severe or cruel
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Flagrant
- shockingly evident
- notorious
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Assiduous
Constant, unremitting
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Adage
A traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation (proverb)
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