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RhodeTJ
100 Word Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Accolade | An napproving mention or honor |
Acrimony | bitterness or harshness of manner |
angst | a feeling of anxiety |
anomaly | abnormality |
antidote | a remedy to counteract a poison |
avant-garde | the leaders in new movements |
baroque | very ornate and full of curved lines |
bona fide | in good faith |
boondoggle | pointless project |
bourgeois | a member of the middle class |
bravado | a swaggering display of courage |
brogue | irish accent |
brusque | abrupt in manner |
byzantine | complex |
cacophony | a harsh dicordance of sound |
camaraderie | good-fellowship |
capricious | subject to |
carte blanche | unconditional authority |
catch-22 | no win situation |
caustic | capable of burning |
charisma | great personal charm |
cloying | tending to cause disgust |
deja vu | the illusion of having experienced something before |
dichotomy | division into two parts |
dilettante | a person who takes up an art |
disheveled | hanging loosely or in disorder |
elan | dash |
ennui | a feeling of utter weariness and discontent |
epitome | a person or thing that is typical of high degree |
equanimity | mental or emotional stability or composure |
Gregarious | fond of the company of others |
harbinger | a person who announces the approach of another |
hedonist | a person whos life is devoted to the pursuit of happiness |
heresy | opinionagainst the church |
idiosyncratic | a unique characteristic |
idyllic | charmingly simple or rustic |
indelicate | offensive |
infinitesimal | indefinitely small |
insidious | deceitful |
junket | a trip or excursion |
equivocate | to deceive |
esoteric | intended for a special chosen few |
euphemism | to use a less direct word or phrase for one that is considered offensive |
fait accompli | something done or in effect |
fastidious | not easy to please |
faux pas | a social blunder |
fiasco | a complete ridiculous failure |
finagle | to get by using craftiness |
freudian slip | a mistake made in speech |
glib | spoken smoothly |