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 contrapuntal | having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together, "note against note" or "melody against melody" - music consisting of two or more independent lines sounding simultaneously; often considered synonymous with polyphonic, Fugues always have a ____________ texture. |
| gnomic | related to short, wise, witty sayings, Aphoristic, moralistic, sententious, from gnome, a Greek poem that expressed a general truth. The *** Poets arranged their wise sayings in a series of maxims; hence, the term *** was applied to poetry that dealth in a sententious way with ethical questions. |
| autodidact | a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education. a self-taught person |
| faux-naif | faux- adj.- fake, imitation. "Faux fur is fake" disingenuous, with a false innocent/simple childlike affect OR noun- someone who behaves this way. "Bridget von Hammersmark acts ***** in front of the SS; but her cover is blown by the British officer's un-German like '3' ", faux- adj.- fake, imitation |
| deprecated | to express strong disapproval of something; to plead against; to belittle, A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy, Miss Post _______________ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names. |
| astringent | sour or bitter in taste, that which contracts body tissue and blood vessels, checking blood flow |
| schizoid | marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships, emotionally cold and aloof; indifferent to praise or criticism or to the feeling of others; few friendships and rarely appears to experiance strong emotions, sush as anger or joy. |
| hokum | Noun - nonsense: a message that seems to convey no meaning, n. nonsense; false or irrelevant material |
| gobbledygook | coined by a member of Congress to convey the sounds a turkey makes. Usually applied to the language of government publications and paperwork.words that are confusing and needlessly official-sounding, complicated language that is difficult to understand, especially when used in official documents:, |
| highfalutin | Pompous or pretentious: "**** reasons for denying direct federal assistance to the unemployed", adj. (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical; tending to show off or hold oneself in unduly high regard. |
| inning | Dramatically speaking, this is as unsatisfying as striking out the side only to have three more sluggers insist on coming to bat in the same |
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