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Jan8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| personable (a) | pleasant in appearance and manner |
| ersatz (a) | being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation |
| munificent (a) | generous |
| clandestine (a) | hidden, secret |
| undue (a) | excessive, unwarranted |
| arresting (a) | striking, dramatic |
| sophomoric (a) | juvenile |
| solipsistic (a) | relating to the theory that only the self exists or can be known to exist: extreme egocentrism, figuratively to mean really selfish |
| run the gamut | encompass an entire range of something Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair. |
| suffrage (n) | the right of voting also : the exercise of such right |
| pick/take up the gauntlet | show that one is willing and ready to fight, argue, or compete with someone or to do something that is difficult but necessary : to accept or respond to a challenge |
| hold the line | maintain the current position or situation |
| hoi-polloi (n) | the general populace : masses |
| decry (v) | express strong disapproval of |
| baneful (a) | productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful a baneful influence |
| noxious (a) | physically harmful or destructive to living beings noxious waste, noxious fumes |
| officious (a) | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| foible (n) | a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior, peccadillo : weakness |
| poultice (n) | soft, moist masses of material applied to the body to heal or relieve pain |
| feckless (a) | weak, ineffective; worthless, irresponsible She can't rely on her feckless son/ A feckless maneuver that could only serve to strengthen the enemy |
| stanch (v) | check or stop the flowing of stanched her tears |
| shirk (v) | avoid, evade shirk one's duty |
| devolve (v) | pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another devolving to western Europe full responsibility for its own defense |
| appropriate (v) | take exclusive possession of; set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use No one should appropriate a common benefit/ appropriate money for a research program |
| adulation (n) | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| braggart (n) | a loud arrogant boaster thinks he's a loudmouth braggart |
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