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Vocab List 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| philander | to have many amorous affairs, cheating |
| philanthropy | love of mankind, charitable, altruistic concern for human welfare |
| artisan | a person skilled in an applied art, craftsperson |
| artifice | trickery, craftiness |
| caustic | harsh or corrosive in tone, bitter, sarcastic |
| circumvent | to get around, to dodge |
| circumlocution | a roundabout or indirect way of speaking, beat around the bush |
| circumscribe | to restrict, to prohibit |
| counterintuitive | different from what you would expect |
| countermand | to cancel an order, normally issue a new one |
| effusive | expressing a lot of emotion |
| profusion | a large amount of something |
| iconic | widely recognized and well-established |
| iconoclast | a person who criticizes or opposes beliefs that are widely accepted |
| idiomatic | peculiar to a particular group, style |
| idiosyncrasy | mannerism that is peculiar to an idividual |
| disjunction | a lack of connection between things that are related or should be connected |
| confluence | a flowing together |
| superfluous | beyond what is needed; not necessary |
| mellifluous | having smooth, flowing sound |