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100 words

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accolade any award, honor, or laudatory notice
acrimony harshness of speech
angst a feeling of anxiety
anomaly a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
antidote something to counteract poison
avant-garde the advance group in any field whose work is unorthodox
baroque extravagantly ornate
bona fide geniune
boondoggle product of simple skill
bourgeois middle class
bravado swaggering display of courage
brogue storng accent
brusque abrupt in manner
byzantine of or pertaining to Byzantium
cacophony harsh discordance of sound
camaraderie fellowship
capricious led by
carte blanche unconditional authority
Catch 22 frustrating situation
caustic corrosive
charisma personal quality that gives an individual influence
cloying disgust
deja vu the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time
dichotomy division into two parts
dilettante a person who takes up an art
disheveled hanging loosely
elan dash
ennui feeling of utter weariness
epitome person who posseses a high degree
equanimity mental or emotional stability
equivocate to mislead
esteric belonging to the select few
euphemism substitutuion of a vague expression
fait accompli accomplished fact
fastidious hard to please
faux pas slip in manners
fiasco complete failure
finagle to trick or cheat
Freudian slip
Created by: meehanenglish
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