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12/2/16 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bombastic | pompous or over blown in language; full of high sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas |
| jaded | wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence) |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting |
| erudite | well-read, profoundly, educated |
| brusque | abrupt, blunt, with no formalities |
| dispassionate | impartial, calm, free form emotion |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and undestanding |
| perceptive | having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation |
| prosatic | dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straight-forward; characteristic of prose, not poetry |
| choleric | easily made angry |
| informal | having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature; of or denoting a style of writing or conversational speech characterized by simple grammatical structures, familiar vocabulary, and use of idioms |
| blatant | noisy in coarse offensive way; obvious or conspicuous especially in an unfavorable sense |
| winsome | charming, attractive, pleasing (after suggesting a child like charm or innocence) |
| provocative | tending to cause a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying |
| acrimonious | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| provincial | pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow, countrified in the sense of being backward ; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; a person with a narrow point of view, a person from an outlying area, a soldier from afar |
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