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WWW List 27 (TLC)
Word Within a Word Vocabulary List 27 and Review Vocab Lists 13 & 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chronic | lasting |
| hyperbole | overstatement |
| sonorous | full-sounding |
| germane | related |
| convivial | jovial, festive |
| cognomen | nickname |
| anarchist | one against government |
| animadversion | criticism |
| pusillanimous | small-minded |
| subterfuge | evasive dodge |
| saturnine | gloomy and remote |
| luminary | enlightening person |
| exorbitant | unreasonable |
| expatriate | banish |
| filigree | lacy design |
| eulogy | words of praise |
| sedentary | sitting |
| euphoria | joy |
| bonhomie | good-naturedness |
| bona fide | good faith |
| bon vivant | indulger in luxury |
| mutable | changeable |
| impute | attribute discredit |
| status quo | the present state |
| paradigm | model |
| neophyte | beginner, novice |
| rectitude | moral virtue, rightness of conduct |
| sarcophagus | stone coffin or tomb |
| vacuous | empty, inane, stupid |
| ultimatum | final proposal |
| ambivalent | having a mixture of feelings |
| paradox | seemingly self-contradictory but possibly true |
| synergy | interaction of two agents greater than sum |
| volition | intention, conscious choice |