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100 words to make you smarter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACCOLADE | EXPRESSION OF APPROVAL |
| ACRIMONY | BITTER, ESP. IN A SPEECH |
| ANGST | FEELING OF ANXIETY |
| ANOMALY | SOMEONE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE COMMON FORM |
| ANTIDOTE | AGENT THAT COUNTERACTS POISON |
| AVANT-GARDE | GROUP THAT CREATES OR PROMOTES INNOVATIVE IDEAS |
| BAROQUE | EXTRAVAGANT |
| BONA FIDE | MADE OUT IN GOOD FAITH |
| BOONDOGGLE | UNNECESSARY ACTIVITY |
| BOURGEOIS | MIDDLE CLASS |
| BRAVADO | SHOW OF BRAVERY |
| BROGUE | STRONG ACCENT |
| BRUSQUE | ABRUPT IN MANNER OR SPEECH |
| BYZANTINE | HIGHLY COMPLICATED |
| CACOPHONY | JARRING SOUND |
| CAMARADERIE | GOODWILL BETWEEN FRIENDS |
| CAPRICIOUS | IMPULSIVE |
| CARTE BLANCHE | UNRESTRICTED POWER |
| CATCH-22 | SITUATION WHERE DESIRED OUTCOME IS IMPOSSIBLE |
| CAUSTIC | SARCASTIC |
| CHARISMA | EXCEPTIONAL CHARM |
| CLOYING | CAUSING DISTASTE BECAUSE OF AN EXCESS OF SOMETHING THAT WAS PLEASANT |
| DEJA VU | IMPRESSION OF HAVING SEEN SOMETHING BEFORE |
| DICHOTOMY | DIVISION INTO TWO CONTRASTING PARTS |
| DILETTANTE | PERSON WITH SUPERFICIAL INTEREST IN A FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE |
| DISHEVELED | UNTIDY |
| ELAN | LIVELINESS |
| ENNUI | DISSATISFACTION FROM BORDEM |
| EPITOME | BEST EXAMPLE OF A CLASS OR TYPE |
| EQUANIMITY | BEING CALM |
| EQUIVOCATE | TO USE VAGUE WORDS TO DECIEVE SOMEONE |
| ESOTERIC | INTENDED TO BE UNDERSTOOD FOR A CERTAIN GROUP OF PEOPLE |
| EUPHANISM | A MILD WORD USED IN PLACE OF AN EXPLICIT WORD |
| FAIT ACCOMPLI | NON-REVERSIBLE DEED |
| FASTIDIOUS | CAREFUL ATTENTION TO DETAIL |
| FAUX PAS | SOCIAL BLUNDER |
| FIASCO | COMPLETE FAILURE |
| FINAGLE | ACHIEVE SOMETHING BY DECIEVING PEOPLE |
| FREUDIAN SLIP | VERBAL MISTAKE, THOUGHT TO REVEAL AN UNCONCIOUS BELIEF |
| GLIB | PERFORMED WITH NATURAL EASE |
| GREGARIOUS | ENJOYING THE COMPANY OF OTHERS |
| HARBINGER | SOMETHING THAT FORESHADOWS WHAT'S TO COME |
| HEDONIST | DEVOTED TO THE PURSUIT OF PLEASURE |
| HERESY | TEACHING AGAINST ESTABLISHED BELIEFS |
| IDIOSYNCRATIC | PECULIAR TO A PERSON OR GROUP |
| IDYLLIC | CAREFREE |
| INDELICATE | MARKED BY LACK OF GOOD TASTE |
| INFINITESIMAL | IMMEASURABLY SMALL |
| INSIDIOUS | TREACHEROUS |
| JUNKET | A TRIP |
| KITSCH | ART APPEALING TO POPULAR TASTE |
| LITANY | REPETITIVE LIST |
| LURID | VIVID DESCRIPTIONS MEANT TO SHOCK |
| MACHIAVELLIAN | CUNNING OR DECEIT |
| MALAISE | SENSE OF UNEASE |
| MALINGER | TO FAKE ILNESS TO AVOID TASK |
| MANTRA | WORD OR PHRASE EXPRESSED REPEATEDLY |
| MAUDLIN | SENTIMENTAL |
| MERCENARY | MOTIVATED BY MONETARY GAIN |
| MINIMALIST | USE OF THE SIMPLEST, MOST ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS |
| MISOMER | NAME WRONGLY GIVEN TO SOMETHING |
| NARCISSIST | PERSON WHO'S PREOCCUPIED WITH ONES' SELF |
| NIRVANA | IDEAL CONDITION OF PEACE AND HARMONY |
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