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Word Study #18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| raison d’être | reason for being; justification, purpose |
| pièce de résistance | main dish of meal; the chief piece of a collection |
| avant garde | ahead of one’s time, in the forefront |
| tête-à-tête | adv. face to face; n. private conversation |
| contempt | the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn |
| precocious | having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual |
| procession | a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion |
| sage | a profoundly wise man |
| shrewd | having or showing sharp powers of judgment |
| slipshod | characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization |
| stupefy | astonish and shock |
| credible | able to be believed; convincing |
| susceptible | likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing |
| uncanny | strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way |