Week 1 Flashcards
1
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Lothario
A
Rake, seducer, or lover
2
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Maverick
A
One who acts independently
3
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Nemesis
A
Agent of retribution; just punishment
4
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Philanderer
A
One who makes love insincerely, or one who engages in passing love affairs
5
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Philippic
A
Bitter verbal attack
6
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Procrustean
A
Designed to secure conformity; drastic
7
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Protean
A
Changeable or taking on different forms
8
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Pyrrhic victory
A
A victory that is exceptionally costly
9
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Quixotic
A
Romantically idealistic or impractical
10
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Saturnine
A
Sluggish, gloomy, or grave
11
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Solecisms
A
Substandard use of words, or a violation of good manners
12
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Spoonerism
A
Unintentional exchange of sounds
13
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Sybarite
A
One who is fond of luxury living
14
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Tawdry
A
Cheap, gawdy, or showy
15
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Jingoist
A
One who boasts about his patriotism and warlike foreign policy
