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Word List with 43 words
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sham

something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.

whittle

to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.

pervade

to become spread throughout all parts of

heyday

the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime

tad

a small child, especially a boy./a very small amount or degree; bit

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persona

a person's perceived or evident personality, as that of a well-known official, actor, or celebrity; personal image; public role.

caveat

a warning or caution; admonition.

peter out

to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing

inexorable

unyielding; unalterable

lofty

arrogantly or condescendingly superior in manner; haughty: to treat someone in a lofty manner.

dumbing down

to make or become less intellectual, simpler, or less sophisticated: to dumb down a textbook; American movies have dumbed down.

smart

to suffer keenly from wounded feelings: She smarted under their criticism.

blood on the carpet

situation where people have a very strong disagreement, with the result that something serious as loosin a job.

huff

a mood of sulking anger; a fit of resentment: Just because you disagree, don't walk off in a huff ./ to inhale the vapors of in order to become intoxicated: to

put up with

To endure without complaint: We had to put up with the inconvenience

chicanery

trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job.

sophistry

a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.

apotheosize

to deify; glorify.

asperity

harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony

commodious

spacious and convenient; roomy

contumacious

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.

disposition

the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude

encumber

to impede or hinder; hamper; retard

expedite

to speed up the progress of; hasten

expediency

a regard for what is politic or advantageous rather than for what is right or just; a sense of self-interest.

trenchant

clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting

incisive

remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute trenchant

smug

contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.

bumble

to speak in a low, stuttering, halting manner; mumble. to do (something) clumsily; botch.

expound

to set forth or state in detail

upshot

the final issue, the conclusion, or the result

red tape

excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.

tardiness

late; behind time; not on time

parsimony

extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.

posthumous

arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death

vanquish

to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.

aside

adv.

in spite of; put apart; notwithstanding

abstruse

hard to understand; recondite; esoteric

recondite

beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding; esoteric

obtuse

not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.

solipsism

Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist. 2.extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.

crimp

to press into small regular folds; make wavy.

endowment

an attribute of mind or body; a gift of nature.