The lady or the tiger? Flashcards

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Barbaric (adj)

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savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal.

sentence ex: “he had carried out barbaric acts in the name of war”

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emanate (verb)

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(of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source).
sentence ex: “warmth emanated from the fireplace”

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epithalamic (adj)

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a song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom.

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imperious (adj)

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assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
sentence ex: “his imperious demands”

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untrammeled (adj)

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not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
sentence ex: “a mind untrammeled by convention”

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