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Language - English
11th Grade
02/04/2015

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Term
Accolade
Definition
(Noun)
1. An expression of approval.
2.A special acknowledgement, such as an award.
Term
Antidote
Definition
(Noun)
1.An agent that counteracts something that is poisonous or otherwise harmful.
Term
Avant-garde
Definition
(Noun)
1. A group that creates or promotes innovative or unconventional ideas in a given field, especially the arts.
Term
Acrimony
Definition
(Noun)
1. Bitter, sharp, animosity, especially in speech.
Term
Anomaly
Definition
(Noun)
1.Someone or something that deviates from the normal or common form, order, or rule
2. A pecularity or abnormality.
Term
Angst
Definition
(Noun)
1. A feeling of anxiety or apprehension.
Term
Baroque
Definition
(Adjective)
1.Extravagant, complex, or bizarre, especially in ornament.
Term
Bona Fide
Definition
(Adjective)
1.Made of carried out in good faith; sincere
2.Authentic; Genuine
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Boondoggle
Definition
(Noun)
1. An unneccessary or wasteful activity.
Term
Bourgeios
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Relating to or typical of the middle class, especiaull in espousing respectability and conventional middle class
2. Materialistic values.
Term
Brogue
Definition
(Noun)
1. A strong dialectal accent, especially a strong Irish or Scottish accent in English.
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Bravado
Definition
(Noun)
1. A show of bravery or defiance, often intended to make an impression or mislead someone.
Term
Brusque
Definition
(Adjective)
1.Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.
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Byzantine
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Highly complicated; Intricate and involved
Term
Cacophony
Definition
(Noun)
1. Jarring, discordant sound
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Camraderie
Definition
(Noun)
1. Godwill and lighthearted rappot between or amony friends.
2.
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Deja vu
Definition
(Noun)
1.An impression of having seen or experiencing something before.
Term
Dichotomy
Definition
(Noun)
1.A division into two continuing things or parts.
Term
Equanimity
Definition
(Noun)
1. The quality of being calm and even-tempered.
2. Composed
Term
Equirocate
Definition
(Verb)
1.To use vague or ambiguous language in order to avoid committing oneself to a position or to deceive someone.
Term
Esoteric
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Intended for or understood by only a restricted number of people.
Term
Euphemism
Definition
(Noun)
1. A mild, indirect, or vague word used instead of one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.
2. The use of such words.
Term
Fait Accompli
Definition
(Noun)
1. An accomplished, presumable irreversible deed or fact.
Term
Fastidious
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail.
2. Excessively scruplous or sensitive, especially in matters of taste.
Term
Faux Pas
Definition
(Noun- Plural)
1.A social blunder.
Term
Finagle
Definition
(Verb)
1. To obtain or achieve something by cleverness or deviousness, especially using words.
Term
Freudian Slip
Definition
(Noun)
1. A verbal mistake that is thought to reveal an unconcious belief, thought or emotional.
Term
Fiasco
Definition
(Noun)
1. A complete failure.
Term
Glib
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Performed with a natural, offhand ease
2. Marked by rase and fluency of speech or writing that suggests.
Term
Gregarious
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable.
Term
Harbinger
Definition
(Noun)
1. Something that indicates or forshadows what is to come.
2. A forerunner.
Term
Hedonist
Definition
(Noun)
1.A person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleseure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.
Term
Heresy
Definition
(Noun)
1. An opinion or a teaching at variance with established beliefs or opinions.
2. Adherence to such an opinion or teaching.
Term
Idiosyncratic
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Peculiar to a specific individual or group.
Term
Idyllic
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Tranquil, Carefree, or Picturesque.
Term
Indelicate
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Marked by a lack of good taste or consideration for the feelings of others.
2. Tactless or improper.
Term
Infinitesimal
Definition
(Adjective)
1.Immeasurably or incalculably small
Term
Insidious
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Doing harm in a subtle or imperceptible manner
2. Treacherous
Term
Junket
Definition
(Noun)
1.A trip or tour, especially one taken by an official at public expense, or by a person who is a guest of a business or agency.
Term
Infinitesimal
Definition
(Adjective)
1.Immeasurably or incalculably small
Term
Insidious
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Doing harm in a subtle or imperceptible manner
2. Treacherous
Term
Junket
Definition
(Noun)
1.A trip or tour, especially one taken by an official at public expense, or by a person who is a guest of a business or agency.
Term
Kitsch
Definition
(Noun)
1. Art or other objects appealing to popular taste, as by being gaudy or overly sentimental.
Term
Litany
Definition
(Noun)
1. A repetitive recital or list.
Term
Lurid
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock.
Term
Maudlin
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Excessively sentimental
Term
Mercernary
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
Term
Minimalist
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Characterized by the use of only the simplest or most essential elements, as in the arts, literature, or design.
Term
Misnomer
Definition
(Noun)
1. A name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object.
Term
Narcissist
Definition
(Noun)
1.One who is excessively preoccupied with oneself.
2.An extremely self-centered person.
Term
Nirvana
Definition
(Noun)
1.An ideal condition of harmony, stability, or joy
Term
Non sequitur
Definition
(Noun)
1. A statement that does not follow logically from what precedes it.
Term
Nouveau riche
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Characterized by newly acquired wealth, especially when it is flaunted.
Term
Oblivion
Definition
(Noun)
1. The condition of being completely forgotten.
2. A condition of forgetfulness
Term
Ogle
Definition
(Verb)
1. To stare at something, especially in a desirous or impertinent manner.
Term
Ostentatious
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Characterized by showiness meant to impress others
2. Pretentious in display.
Term
Ostracize
Definition
(Verb)
1. To exclude from a group.
Term
Panacea
Definition
(Noun)
1. A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties.
2. A cure-all
Term
Paradox
Definition
(Noun)
1. A statement that seems to contradict itself but that may nonetheless be true.
2. A person or thing that is apparently contradictory or has conflicting aspects.
Term
Peevish
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Discontented or irritable
Term
Philistine
Definition
(Noun/Adjective)
1. A person who is smugly indifferent or antagonistic to art and culture.
2. Displaying or characterized by the attitudes or a philistine.
Term
Perfunctory
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Done routinely and with little interest or car.
Term
Precocious
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Displaying or characterized by usually early development or maturity, especially in intelligence.
Term
Propriety
Definition
(Noun)
1. Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.
Term
Quid Pro Quo
Definition
(Noun)
1. Something giving in return for something else or accepted as a reciprocal part of an exchange.
Term
Quintessential
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Being the best or most typical example of its kind.
Term
Red Herring
Definition
(Noun)
1. Something that draws attention away from the matter at hand.
Term
Revel
Definition
(Verb)
1. To take great pleasure in something.
Term
Rhetoric
Definition
(Noun)
1. Language that is intended to persuade, especially when viewed as pretentious, insincere, or without intellectual merit.
Term
Svengali
Definition
(Noun)
1. A person who manipulates or controls another for malicious purpose, especially by force of personality.
Term
Sycophant
Definition
(Noun)
1. A person who attempts to gain advantages by flattering influential people or behaving in a submissive way.
Term
Teetotaler
Definition
(Noun)
1. One who abstains completely from alcoholic beverages.
Term
Tete-a-tete
Definition
(Noun)
1. A private conversation between two people.
Term
Tirade
Definition
(Noun)
1. A long, angry speech, usually of a critical nature.
Term
Tryst
Definition
(Noun)
1.An agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place.
Term
Ubiquitous
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time.
Term
Unrequited
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Not given, rewarded, or felt in return.
Term
Untenable
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Impossible to maintain or defend, as against criticism.
Term
Vicarious
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Experienced or felt by empathy with or imaginary participation in the life of another person.
Term
Vile
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Loathsome, disgusting.
2. Morally depraved or wicked.
Term
Waft
Definition
(Verb)
1. To move or cause to move gently and smoothly through the air.
Term
White Elephant
Definition
(Noun)
1. A possession that is burdensome to or unwanted by its owner.
Term
Zealous
Definition
(Adjective)
1. Passionately devoted to a cause, ideal, or goal.
Term
Capricious
Definition
1. Impulsive and unpredictable
Term
Carte Blanche
Definition
1. Authority with no bounds
Term
Catch-22
Definition
A lose lose situation
Term
Caustic
Definition
sarcastic
Term
Cloying
Definition
Excessively sweet or sentimental
Term
Dilenttante
Definition
1. Showing frivolous or superficial interest.
Term
Elan
Definition
1. Enthusiastic vigor or liveliness.
Term
Disheveled
Definition
1. In disarray.
Term
Ennui
Definition
1.Boredom
Term
Epitome
Definition
1.A typical example.
Term
Machiavellian
Definition
1.Unprincipled and crafty.
Term
Malaise
Definition
1.Physical discomfort
Term
Malinger
Definition
To evade responsibility by pretending to be ill.
Term
Mantra
Definition
A commonly repeated word or phrase.
Term
Perfunctory
Definition
1. Hasty and without attention to detail.
Term
Scintillating
Definition
1.Brilliantly clever.
Term
Spartan
Definition
1. Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury.
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