Misc Group 1
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riyapatel123 on April 16, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acumen | keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation |
| aegis | protection |
| anomaly | departure from the regular/usual method |
| bellicose | having a quarrelsome or hostile nature |
| canard | a false and derogatory report that intends to do harm |
| caveat | a warning |
| chef d'oeuvre | a masterpiece(in art or literature) |
| circumvent | to get the better of something or prevent something from happening by craft or ingenuity |
| cogitate | to think, ponder, meditate |
| cynical | believing that people are motivated only by selfishness |
| daunting | tending to overwhelm or intimidate someone |
| deference | respect and esteem |
| definitive | that which decides in a final decisive way |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of someone |
| diffident | lack of confidence |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| disingenuous | not straightforward, sincere |
| dissemble | to conceal under a false appearance |
| disparage | to lower someone in esteem |
| doyen | senior male(doyenne=female member of group) |
| efficacy | power to produce desired effects/intended results |
| egregious | outstanding for undesriable remarkably BAD qualities |
| endemic | constantly present |
| eponym | a real or mythical person from whose name the name of a nation/period/etc. is derived |
| eschew | to avoid habitually, esp for moral reasons |
| environs | districts surrounding a town or city |
| epitome | a person or things that shows all the typical qulaities of something |
| equanimity | quality of remaining calm and undisturbed |
| equitable | fair |
| exonerate | to clear someone from accusation or blame |
| faux | false or artificial |
| faux pas | a social blunder |
| fulsome | disgusting or offensive, especially excessive or insincere |
| gregarious | living in hers or flocks |
| heinous | outrageously evil |
| hors d'oeuvre | an appetizer |
| je na sais quoi | something elusive, hard to desribe or express |
| joie de vivre | joy of living |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| noisome | injurious to health; harmfuul |
| palatable | pleasant or acceptable |
| palpable | tangible |
| peripatetic | moving from place to place |
| replete | well-filled, stuffed with food or drink |
| sangfroid | cool composure |
| ubiquitous | present everhwere at the same time |
| uxorious | excessively fond to one's wife |
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