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WWaW list 39-40
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prolix | Tediously Wordy |
| Narcissism | Self-Infatuation |
| Miscreant | Evil Unbeliever |
| Physiognomy | Facial Character |
| Patrician | Aristocratic |
| Apostasy | Desertion of Principle |
| Hedonism | Devotion to Pleasure |
| Sententious | Full of Maxims |
| On the Qui Vive | On the Alert |
| Manumission | Release from Slavery |
| Sanction | Authorize |
| Terra Firma | Firm Land |
| Synopsis | Summary |
| Colloquy | Conversation |
| In Loco Parentis | In Place of the Parents |
| Valediction | Farewell Speech |
| Protagonist | Leading Person |
| Maladroit | Clumsy |
| Stoicism | Indifference to Sensation |
| Sarcophagus | Stone Coffin |
| Ignominious | Disgraceful |
| Surrealistic | Unrealistically Imaginary |
| Analects | Selected Writings |
| Expository | Explanatory |
| Exegesis | Critical Interpretation |
| Magnum Opus | Great Work |
| Moribund | Dying |
| Supercilious | Scornful |
| Diction | Word Choice |
| Emissary | Messenger |