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bougie
[boo-zhee, ‐jee]
relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle; relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish

knackered
[nak-erd]
exhausted; very tired

shambolic
[sham-bol-ik]
very disorganized; messy or confused

blatherskite
[blath-er-skahyt]
a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather
Uncommon
Unique
Unusual

rhadamanthine
[rad-uh-man-theen]
portraying strict and inflexible judgment

proliferate
[pruh-lif-uh-reyt]
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation

rebarbative
[ree-bahr-buh-tiv]
causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.

nonplussed
[non-pluhst]
completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected
Trending

bamboozle
[bam-boo-zuhl]
to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

pecuniary
[pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee]
of or relating to money

logorrhea
[law-guh-ree-uh]
pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

ebullient
[ih-buhl-yuhnt]
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited

vindicate
[vin-di-keyt]
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like

melancholia
[mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh]
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings

virulent
[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]
actively poisonous; intensely noxious

plenteous
[plen-tee-uhs]
plentiful; copious; abundant

obdurate
[ob-doo-rit]
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding

panacea
[pan-uh-see-uh]
a remedy for all disease or ills

perfidious
[per-fid-ee-uhs]
deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful

excoriate
[ik-skawr-ee-eyt]
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

antediluvian
[an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn]
very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive

engender
[en-jen-der]
to produce, cause, or give rise to

descant
[des-kant ]
to comment or discourse at great length

philanthropic
[fil-uhn-throp-ik]
of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent

cynosure
[sahy-nuh-shoor]
something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.

conventional
[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

sashay
[sa-shey]
to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly

sagacious
[suh-gey-shuhs]
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

entrench
[en-trench]
establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

ribald
[rib-uhld]
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous

extrapolate
[ik-strap-uh-leyt]
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

prosaic
[proh-zey-ik]
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative
















