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parvenu
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a person who has suddenly become wealthy but not accepted as part of higher class. syn: nouveau-riche
hedge
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to avoid making a direct statement; to limit or qualify making a direct statement
invective
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abusive or denunciatory (public condemnation of someone or something) Language
picayune
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trifling, trivial, unimportant
propitiate
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to placate or appease
factitious
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artificial, not natural
expurgate
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to remove objectionable material
apotheosis
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1. exaltation to divine status 2. the highest point of development
phantasmagorical (magoria)
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illusive, unreal
sangfroid
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calmness or poise in difficult situations
quisling
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traitor
bilious
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easily irritable, bad tempered
arch
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to be deliberately teasing eg- arch comment
excoriate
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to critize very very harshly
mellifluous
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smooth and sweet sounding
pollyannaish
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extremely optimistic
cupidity
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extreme greed for money
martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
pyrrhic
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describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is not worthwhile
primacy
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the state of being first in importance
probity
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integrity, having strong moral principles
anemic
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lacking energy and vigour
lugubrious
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excessively mournful
hagiography
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is a type of biography that puts the subject in a very flattering light
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