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Lesson 5 AW

acclaim to praise; to applaud
accolade expression of praise; mark of ackno
arrogant haughty; showing an attitude of superiority; contemptuously proud
articulate to express ideas; to put ideas into words and adj. able to express ideas well
artisan a craftsman; someone who works with their hands to create an object
beleaguer to besiege; to trouble; to harass;
belittle to disparge; to express disdain; to minimize or trivialize
compelling convincing; powerful; irresistible
complacement smug; self-satisfied; overly content
convoluted twisted; contorted; complicated
demeanor behavior; bearing; manner; attitude
discerning discriminating; perceptive; showing taste and judgment
extol to praise; to enthuse; to eulogize
extravagant excessive; exaggerated; going beyond what is warranted; spending a lot of money (usually unnecessarily)
heed to pay attention to; to listen to; to act upon advise
inherent build-in; natural, innate; necessarily part of
mar to spoil; disfigure; detract from; damage
meander to wander; to wind; to go without direction
nonplussed taken aback; surprised; disconcerted; thrown off balance
nostalgia looking back with fondess; wistful remembrance; sentimentality over the past
perfuse permeate or suffuse (something) with a liquid, color, quality, etc; a very rare word
pragmatic practical; talking a realistic approach; matter-of-fact
provincial in the provinces and not the capital; unsophisticated; not cosmopolitan
revere respect; honor; look up to
rhetorical using deliberate effects of style in speech or writing, possibly pomously
serpentine like a snake or serpent; winding; meandering; convoluted
stoic related to an ancient philosophy that emphasized patience; detachment and accepting the bad without emotion; referring to anyone showing resignation, uncomplaining patience
upbraid to reprimand; to schold; to reproach; to rebuke
vitriolic bitter; vindictive; malicious; acidic; poisonous
vituperative loudly and extravagantly critical; condemning severely; abusive
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