Vocabulary List three Flashcards
1
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debacle
A
Noun
A sudden and ignominious failure
2
Q
Detente
A
Noun
Easing of hostility
3
Q
echelon
A
Noun
Level of rank
4
Q
Ennui
A
Noun
Feeling of dissatisfaction
5
Q
inflection
A
Noun
Without modulation of pitch
Change in the form of a word
6
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entrepreneur
A
Noun
Person who organizes or operates a business
7
Q
pique
A
Noun
Feeling of irritation
Verb
Stimulate
To be irritated
8
Q
raconteur
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Noun
Person who tells antidote in an amusing way
9
Q
rapport
A
Noun
Close and harmonious relationship
10
Q
allege
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Noun
Claim or assert
11
Q
tautology
A
Saying the same thing twice in different words
12
Q
Epigram
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Noun
Pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever or amusing way
13
Q
badinage
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Noun
Humorous or witty conversation
14
Q
garrulous
A
Excessively talkative
15
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Double entendre
A
Word of phrase open to two interpertations
