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Vocab #3
english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | transitory, short-lived |
| chicanery | trickery; clever, deceptive talk |
| dilettante | person who dabbles in a subject without serious study; amateur |
| bombastic | characteristically using arrogant language without true meaning |
| hedonism | philosophy of pleasure seeking as the principle good or aim |
| Noxious | Harmful, poisonous, lethal |
| Remuneration | Payment for work done |
| obfuscate | deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| lachrymose | tearful, sad |
| ensconce | establish firmly in position |
| harbingers | indicators or bringers of warning |
| abrogate | cancel, deny, repeal |
| harangue | long, blustering noisy, scolding speech |
| nuance | subtle or fine shade of meaning |
| bilk | defraud, cheat out of |