Terms Flashcards
1
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Abhorrent
A
invoking disgust / repulsion
2
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Deplorable
A
shockingly bad in quality
3
Q
Magnanimous
A
very generous / forgiving
4
Q
Tsktsk
A
expressing distaste / annoyance
5
Q
Convoluted
A
extremely complex and difficult
6
Q
Myriad
A
a large collection of something
7
Q
Boondoggle
A
work that is wasteful but appears valuable
8
Q
Infitisemal
A
infinitely small
9
Q
Quintessential
A
representing the perfect quality of something
10
Q
Pulchritudinous
A
beautiful / breathtaking
11
Q
Serendipity
A
occurence of events in a happy / luckful way
12
Q
Pragmatic
A
dealing with things sensibly
13
Q
Chiasmus
A
literary figure where thoughts are repeated in reverse
14
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Anadiplosis
A
repetition; word used at end of sentence A and beginning of sentence B
15
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Tmesis
A
insertion of word between two words (Fan-freaking-tastic)
