Meaning of Phlegmatic, surfeit, austere, philistine and cow

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Phlegmatic - not showing emotion 

Sentence: Arnold is truly noble remaining reserved until an issue of significance arises, but Walter is simply phlegmatic, he doesn't have energy or inclination, to care about anything. 


Surfeit - excessive amount 

Sentence: There was no such thing a surfeit of shopping for Nancy she could stay at the outlet stores from opening to closing time.


Austere - unadorned 

Sentence: His life-style of revelry and luxurious excess could hardly be called austere.  


Philistine - hater of culture 

Sentence: Jane considered AI completely philistine, because he talked almost exclusively about video games. She was entirely unaware of how well-read he really was. 


Cow - intimidate 

Sentence: Do not be cowed by a 3000-word vocabulary list turn that list into a deck of flash cards.


















































































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