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vocab words volume 1

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Jingoist extreme nationalism characterized by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism
lothario a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women
maverick a lone dissenter; as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates
nemesis something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc...
philanderer to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry carry on flirtations
philippic a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh , often insulting language
procrustean producing or designing to produce strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means
protean changeable in shape or form, as an amoeba
pyrrhic victory a victory or goal achieved at too great a cost
quixotic extravagantly chivalrous or romantic, visionary, impractical, or impracticable
saturnine sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn
solecism a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage (as unflammable and they was)
spoonerism a reversal of sounds in two words, with humorous effect
sybarite a person devoted to luxury and pleasure
tawdry gaudy; showy and cheap
acidulous slightly sour
avaricious characterized by avarice, greedy; covetous
baleful full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious - miserable
bellicose inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile, belligerent; pugnacious
bilious extremely unpleasant or distasteful
bumptious offensively self-assertive
captious proceeding from a fault-finding or caviling disposition
churlish like a churl; boorish; rude
complaisant inclined or disposed to please (I am complaisant towards my parents)
contrite caused by or showing sincere remorse
convivial friendly; agreeable
craven cowardly; contemptibly timid
debonair courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm
dyspeptic gloomy, pessimistic, and irritable
lachrymose suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful
Created by: tania newman
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