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spurious
[spyoor-ee-uhs]
not being what it purports to be; false or fake

zoomorphic
[zoh-uh-mawr-fik]
of or relating to a deity or other being conceived of as having the form of an animal

invidious
[in-vid-ee-uhs]
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful

deleterious
[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]
injurious to health

adjourn
[uh-jurn]
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

alimentation
[al-uh-men-tey-shuhn]
the provision of nourishment or other necessities of life

remunerative
[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv]
affording remuneration; profitable

pharaonic
[fair-ey-on-ik]
impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.

haughty
[haw-tee]
arrogantly superior and disdainful

deprecate
[dep-ri-keyt]
to express earnest disapproval of

oligopoly
[ol-i-gop-uh-lee]
the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors

sarcophagus
[sahr-kof-uh-guhs]
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

oxymoron
[ok-si-mawr-on]
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

highfalutin
[hahy-fuh-loot-n]
seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle

stultify
[stuhl-tuh-fahy ]
to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means