Set: Awesome Big Words
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All 27 Terms
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infantilize | to treat as if infantile (of or relating to infants) |
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malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
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persnickety | fussy about small details |
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contemporaneously | existing, occurring, or originating during the same time |
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quixotic | foolishly impractical esp. in the pursuit of ideals; esp. marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action |
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termagant | an overbearing or nagging woman |
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perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment |
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Brobdingnagian | marked by tremendous size |
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hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
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resplendent | shining brilliantly |
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opprobrious | deserving og opprobrium (something that brings disgrace) |
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conundrum | a question or problem having only a conjectural answer |
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perspicuous | plain to the understanding esp. because of clarity and precision of presentation |
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cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
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acrimonious | caustic, biting, or rancorous esp. in feeling, language, or manner |
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mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style |
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caustic | marked by incisive sarcasm |
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derisive | expressing or causing derision (the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt) |
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acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
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bilious | of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition |
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vituperative | uttering or given to censure: containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
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disparage | to depreciate by indirect means (as invidious compasison: speak slightingly about |
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supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
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excoriate | to censure scathingly |
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maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil |
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contumelious | insolently abusive or humiliating |
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plethora | excess, superfluity |
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This is a list of various words that are Brobdingnagian, and really cool. If you like interesting words, study these (words were taken from the book Lily B. on the Brink of Love, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel.
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Evil_Fuz : Brobdingnag- isn't that from Gulliver's Travels?
meeryel94 : cool set.
pixie_pie : ha ha! I took this and I failed.
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