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English Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Glibly | easily spoken; speaking too smoothly to be sincere |
| Lugubrious | sad or mournful, often to an exaggerated degree; doleful |
| Finesse | delicate skill; subtlety; v. to bring about with skill; to evade |
| Nemesis | an avenger; an unbeatable rival; a person who punishes another for evil deeds |
| Purloin | to steal |
| Banal | commonplace; trite; stale from overuse |
| Pseudonym | fictitious name assumed by an author a pen name |
| Lampoon | strongly satirical writing; v. to ridicule to satirize |
| Nefarious | very wicked; infamous, having a bad reputation |
| Bellicose | warlike; inclined to fighting |