Pygmalion Vocab Flashcards

1
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Libellous

A

false statement damaging a person’s reputation

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2
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Repudiation

A

refusal or rejection

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3
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Compliance

A

conforming

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4
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Disdain

A

contempt

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5
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Prodigious

A

enormous

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6
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Plutocracy

A

govt. by the wealthy

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7
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gumption

A

courage or confidence

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8
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sovereign

A

a supreme ruler

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9
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plight

A

an unfortunate situation

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10
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haughtily

A

snobbish

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11
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Deprecation

A

disapproval

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12
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mendacity

A

untruthfulness

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13
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impidence

A

lack of modesty

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14
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ostentatious

A

showing wealth

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15
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pretentious

A

attempting to impress

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16
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vehement

A

zealous

17
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presumptuous

A

self-confidence

18
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formidable

A

causing fear

19
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pedantic

A

overly concerned with minor details

20
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pedagogical

A

teaching

21
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sanguinary

A

bloody

22
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somnambulist

A

sleepwalking

23
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incorrigible

A

not able to be corrected

24
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resolute

A

determined

25
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pauperize

A

reduce to beggary

26
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estheticism

A

concerned with beauty

27
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snivel

A

tearful state

28
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zephyr

A

light wind

29
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deftly

A

nimbly

30
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dogmatic

A

opinionated

31
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prodigal

A

spends money freely

32
Q

petulance

A

becoming angry

33
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stolidly

A

impassively

34
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emphatic

A

insistent

35
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unassailable

A

impenetrable

36
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arbitrary

A

subjective

37
Q

ineptitude

A

clumsy

38
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transcendence

A

exceeding

39
Q

peremptorily

A

assertive