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What does malapropism mean? Ludicrous misuse of a word
What does nonplussed mean? Perplexed
What does postlude mean? Concluding section
What does hierarchy mean? ranking
What does portly mean? stout
What does interdiction mean? prohibition
What does vide mean? see
What does omnibus mean? covering many things
What does monolithic mean? massive and uniform
What does imponderable mean? difficult to ponder
What does benediction mean? blessing
What does incredulous mean? not believing
What does omniscient mean? all-knowing
What does neophyte mean? beginner
What does unilateral mean? one-sided
What does hypothecate mean? pledge as security
What does heterodox mean? unorthodox
What does paterfamilias mean? male head of family
What does putative mean? thought-to-be
What does aver mean? affirm or declare
What does megaton mean? force a million tons of dynamite
What does sangfroid mean? cold-blooded composure
What does alter ego mean? second self
What does altercation mean? heated dispute
What does contravene mean? go against
What does confluence mean? a flowing together
What does circumlocution mean? talking in circles
What does soliloquy mean? speech to oneself
What does mollify mean? make soft
What does gregarious mean? sociable
What does declaim mean? speak rhetorically
What does sotto voce mean? in a low voice
What does translucent mean? semitransparent
What does forte mean? strong point
What does fortissimo mean? very loudly
What does acerbity mean? sharpness of temper
What does perambulate mean? wander through
What does perfidy mean? breach of faith
What does impugn mean? attack as false
What does non sequitur mean? an idea that does not fallow
What does ego centric mean? self-centered
What does loquacious mean? talkative
What does sacrosanct mean? sacred
What does cacophony mean? bad noise
What does tangible mean? touchable
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