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100 Words To Make You Sound Smarter
Question | Answer |
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Accolade | Something done or given as a sign of respect. |
Acrimony | Bitterness or sharpness of manner or speech. |
Angst | A feeling of dread or anxiety. |
Anomaly | Something that deviates from the normal. |
Antidote | Anything that works against an evil or unwanted condition. |
Avant-garde | Out of the ordinary. |
Baroque | Having many decorations and fancy, curved designs. |
Bona fide | In good faith; genuine |
Boondoggle | Product of simple or manual skill of little or no value. |
Bourgeois | Person of the middle class. |
Bravado | Swaggering display of courage. |
Brogue | Strong Irish accent. |
Brusque | Abrupt in manner. |
Byzantine | Elaborate. |
Cacophony | Harsh discordance of sound. |
Camaraderie | good fellowship. |
Capricious | Irradic. |
Carte Blache | Unconditional authority. |
Catch-22 | Frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory conditions. |
Caustic | Capable of burning, corroding, or detroying living tissue. |
Charisma | Great person or charm. |
Cloying | Sickly sweet. |
Deja Vu | Already seen or experienced. |
Dichotomy | Divide into 2 parts. |
Dilettante | Person who takes up an art. |
Disheveled | Unkempt in appearance. |
Elan | Impetuous. |
Ennui | Feeling of utter weariness. |
Epitome | Perfect example. |
Equanimity | Emotional stability |
Equivocate | To use unclear expressions. |
Esoteric | Understood or meant for only the select few interested. |
Euphemism | Subtitution of a vague expression thought to be harsh. |
Fait accompli | An accomplished fact. |
Fastidious | Excessively critical. |
Faux pas | Slip in manners or conduct. |
Fiasco | Complete failure. |
Finagle | To trick a person. |
Freudian slip | An inadverdent mistake in speech or writing that is thought to reveal a person's wishes. |
Glib | Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly. |
Gregarious | Sociable. |
Harbinger | Foreshadows something else. |
Hedonist | Life devoted to pleasing his/herself. |
Heresy | Crime against the church. |
Idiosyncratic | Peculiar characteristic to an individual. |
Idyllic | Tranquilic. |
Indelicate | Offensive. |
Infinitesimal | Exceedingly small. |
Insidious | Intended to enrtap; corrupting. |
Junket | A pleasurable outing. |
Kitsch | Appeals to popular taste. |
Litany | Recital of items. |
Machiavellian | Deceitful. |
Malaise | A condition of general body weakness. |
Malinger | To pretend illness. |
Mantra | A word or formula. |
Maudlin | Weakly Emotional. |
Mercenary | Working for just money. |
Minimalist | Favors moderate approach to achievement of goals. |
Lurid | Gruesome. |
Misnomer | Error in naming a person or thing. |
Narcissist | Vanity. |
Nirvana | Freedom from the world. |
Non sequitur | Illogical conclusion. |
Nourean riche | Newly rich. |
Oblivion | State of confusion. |
Ogle | To look or stare. |
Ostentatious | Overly showy. |
Ostracize | Exile; banish. |
Panacea | Acure-all. |
Paradox | Contrary to received opinion. |
Peevish | Querulous in temperament or mood. |
Perfunctory | Superficial. |
Philistine | Antagonistic in art or culture. |
Precocious | Unusually advanced; mature. |
Propriety | Conformity to proper behavior. |
Quid pro quo | One thing in exchange for another. |
Quitessential | The epitome of something; best example. |
Red herring | Intended to divert attention from a problem. |
Revel | To take great pleasure or delight. |
Rhetoric | Overly exaggerated use of words. |
Scintillating | Anitmated; witty. |
Spartan | Minimalist. |
Stigma | A mark of disgrace or infamy. |
Stoic | Unmoved by joy or grief. |