| Term | Definition |
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beneficiary |
one that receives a benefit |
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bumptious |
crudely or loudly assertive |
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bunco |
a swindle in which an unsuspecting person is cheated; a confidence game |
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camaraderie |
goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship |
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chicanery |
deception by trickery or sophistry |
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churlish |
of,like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar |
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circumlocution |
the use of unnecessary words and indirect languages |
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culpable |
deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious |
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cumulative |
increasing or enlarging by successive addition |
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deleterious |
having a harmful effect; injurious |
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denizen |
an inhabitant; a resident |
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diffident |
lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid |
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discombobulate |
to throw into a state of confusion |
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doctrine |
a principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief |
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doyen |
a man who is the eldest or senior member of a group |
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facetious |
intended to be humorous but often silly or inappropriate |
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fatuous |
displaying a lack of forethought and good sense |
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feckless |
lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective |
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fortuitous |
happening by accident or chance; good fortune |
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galumph |
to move or run clumsily or heavily |
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gamboling |
to leap about playfully; frolic |
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gauche |
lacking social polishes; tactless |
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glabrous |
hacing no hairs, projections, or pubscence; smooth |
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gravitas |
high seriousness |