w.o.w. quiz Flashcards
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Abscond V
To leave in a sudden and secret manner, typically to avoid capture and arrest
Archaic ADJ
very old or old-fashioned not commonly used in modern day
baader Meinhof phenomenon N
Learning a new piece of information and hearing it more than once in that same day
Cacophony N
A harsh mixture of sounds
Carte blanch N
total freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best
debunk V
to expose the falseness of an idea or belief
Docile ADJ
Easily trained or taught; obedient
Eclectic ADJ
Made up of styles and ideas from many different sources
Egregious ADJ
Extremely bad or shocking
En route ADV
on the way in course of a jorney
Euphemism N
A mild word or phrase that is substituted for something too harsh to say
Faux pas N
A tactless embarrassing action in a social situation
Gregarious ADj
Foud of company very sociable
Infinitesimal ADJ
Extremely small
Magnanimous ADJ
Very generous or forgiving
Mellifluous ADJ
Sweetly or smoothly flowing plesant to hear
Mundane ADj
Lacking interest or excitement dull
Obsequious ADJ
obedient or attractive to an excessive degree
Pariah N
An outcast
Pejorative ADJ
Expressing disapproval or contempt like a tree hugger or rugrat
Penultimate
second to last in a series of items
nonsequitur
A Statement or conclusion that does not logically follow the previous statement
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovocanoconiosis N
Along word for a disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica or quartz dust
Quagmire N
A complex or hazardous situation
