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1. accolade
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
2. acrimony
a rough and bitter manner
3. angst
an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety
4. anomaly
deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
5. antidote
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
6. avant-garde
radically new or original
7. baroque
relating to an elaborately ornamented style of art and music
8. bona fide
not counterfeit or copied
9. boondoggle
work of little or no value done merely to look busy
10. bourgeois
being of the property-owning class
11. bravado
a swaggering show of courage
12. brogue
a thick and heavy shoe
13. brusque
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
14. Byzantine
1. complicated and difficult to understand, 2.of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
15. cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
16. camaraderie
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
17. capricious
determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
18. carte blanche
complete freedom or authority to act
19. Catch-22
an impossible situation that you cannot solve because you need to do one thing in order to do a second thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you have done the first:
20. caustic
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
21. charisma
personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others
22. cloying
overly sweet
23. deja vu
the experience of thinking a new situation already occurred
24. dichotomy
being twofold
25. dilettante
an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
26. disheveled
in disarray; extremely disorderly
27. elan
enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
28. ennui
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
29. epitome
a standard or typical example
30. equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress
31. equivocate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
32. esoteric
understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
33. euphemism
an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
34. fait accompli
an irreversible accomplishment
35. fastidious
giving careful attention to detail
36. faux pas
a socially awkward or tactless act
37. fiasco
a sudden and violent collapse
38. finagle
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
39. Freudian slip
a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals
40. glib
artfully persuasive in speech
41. gregarious
temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
42. harbinger
something indicating the approach of something or someone
43. hedonist
someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
44. heresy
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
45. idiosyncratic
peculiar to the individual
46. idyllic
charmingly simple and serene
47. indelicate
slightly indecent, offensive, or improper
48. infinitesimal
immeasurably small
49. insidious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
50. junket
dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
51. kitsch
excessively garish or sentimental art
52. litany
any long and tedious address or recital
53. lurid
horrible in fierceness or savagery
54. Machiavellian
of or relating to amoral or conniving political principles
55. malaise
physical discomfort, as mild sickness or depression
56. malinger
avoid responsibilities and duties
57. mantra
literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism
58. maudlin
effusively or insincerely emotional
59. mercenary
a person hired to fight for another country than their own
60. minimalist
a conservative advocating only minor reforms in government
61. misnomer
an incorrect or unsuitable name
62. narcissist
someone in love with themselves
63. nirvana
the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation
64. non sequitur
a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it
65. nouveau-riche
characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
66. oblivion
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
67. ogle
look at with amorous intentions
68. ostentatious
intended to attract notice and impress others
69. ostracize
expel from a community or group
70. panacea
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
71. paradox
a statement that contradicts itself
72. peevish
easily irritated or annoyed
73. perfunctory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
74. philistine
a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
75. precocious
characterized by exceptionally early development
76. propriety
correct behavior
77. quid pro quo
something for something
78. quintessential
representing the perfect example of a class or quality
79. red herring
a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
80. revel
take delight in
81. rhetoric
study of the technique for using language effectively
82. scintillating
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
83. spartan
unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
84. stigma
a symbol of disgrace or infamy
85. stoic
seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
86. suave
having a sophisticated charm
87. Svengali
someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
88. sycophant
a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
89. teetotaler
a total abstainer
90. tete-a-tete
a private conversation between two people
91. tirade
a speech of violent denunciation
92. tryst
a secret rendezvous, especially between lovers
93. ubiquitous
being present everywhere at once
94. unrequited
not returned in kind
95. untenable
incapable of being defended or justified
96. vicarious
experienced at secondhand
97. vile
morally reprehensible
98. waft
a long flag; often tapering
99. white elephant
a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
100. zealous
marked by active interest and enthusiasm


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