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Cards in this set: Term assiduous Definition hardworking or diligent (adj) Term gregarious Definition sociable or friendly (adj) Term mediocre Definition average mediocrity (adj) Term joie de vivre Definition a zest for life (pronunciation)joa de vive (n) Term tedious Definition hard to get through (adj) Term Protégé Definition apprentice-protected by someone else (n) Term capricious Definition impulsive or on a whim - impulsively impractical (adj) Term emaciated Definition skin and bones (adj) Term poignant Definition emotionally moving (adj) Term Machiavellian Definition craving power and doing whatever it takes to get it niccolo machiavelli the prince (adj) Term connotation Definition the feeling associated with a word (n) Term ambidextrous Definition able to use both hands greek ambi-both dextrous-hands (adj) Term incognito Definition in disguise from latin, italian in-not cogn-cognoscere-to know (adj)(adv) Term unkempt Definition untidy in appearance (adj) Term disseminate Definition to spread or scatter latin sem-seed (v) Term verbatim Definition word for word latin (adv) Term reiterate Definition to repeat (v) Term insidious Definition evil in a sneaky way (adj) Term euphemism Definition a nicer way of something not so nice (n) Term ad nauseam Definition over and over to the point of annoyance latin (adv) Term duplicitous Definition double crossing, tricky (adj) Term averse Definition against or opposed (adj) Term belligerent Definition warlike, overly aggressive latin bellum-war (adj) Term nostalgia Definition a longing for the past (n) Term tangent Definition a digression, a straying from the subject latin tango, tangere- to touch (n) Term rapport Definition a back and forth relationship (n) Term benevolent Definition kind latin bene-good vole-to wish or to want (adj) Term faux pas Definition a minor social error french-false step (n) Term impetus Definition the driving force behind something (n) Term Catch-22 Definition a lose, lose situation A literary word from a novel called Catch-22, the main character is in WWII he either fights and dies or he pretends hes crazy and goes into an insane asylum. (n) Term auspicious Definition promising good things (adj) Term coerce Definition to force (v) Term platonic Definition just friends not romantic (adj) Term exacerbate Definition to make worse (v) Term finagle Definition to weasel or to worm (your way out of) Yiddish (v) Term feign Definition to fake (v) Term precedent Definition an example set for others to follow (n) Term negligible Definition almost insignificant (adj) Term fiasco Definition a situation gone totally wrong (n) Term doppelganger Definition someone's double german doppel- double (n) Term sadistic Definition taking pleasure in the pain of others (adj) Term ingenious Definition clever (adj) Term disconcerting Definition disturbing in an upsetting way-upsetting in a disturbing way (adj) Term forte Definition your strength latin (n) Term cogent Definition tightly held together (adj) Term ascertain Definition to come to a conclusion based on information given (adj) Term genre Definition a category of something sophisticated (n) Term panacea Definition a cure-all greek pan-all (n) Term aficionado Definition a fan of something (n) Term extemporaneous Definition unplanned (like a speech) latin Temp-time ex-out of or from (adj) Term remiss Definition negligent (adj) Term connoisseur Definition an expert of something sophisticated french connaitre-conocer-to know (n) Term altruistic Definition completely unselfish (adj) Term chivalrous Definition gentlemanly cheval-horse chevalier-knight, horseman (adj) Term unrequited Definition unreturned "love" Past participle (adj) Term ostracize Definition to cast out of a social group greek ostraka-black clay pottery and if there were enough pieces they would be exiled (v) Term debacle Definition fiasco (n) Term inadvertent Definition accidental unintentional (adj) Term confidante(e) Definition someone you confide in/trust latin fid-trust (n) Term Freudian slip Definition A slip of the tongue that might reveal what you were secretly thinking. Sigmund Freud (a famous psycologist) (n) Term digress Definition to stray from the subject (v) Term nemesis Definition number one enemy latin based nemeses (n) Term vicarious Definition experienced through someone else (adj) Term kibosh Definition the brakes yiddish (n) Term comprise Definition to be made up of (v) Term hiatus Definition an extended break (TV) (n) Term non sequitur Definition a random statement that doesn't logically fit the conversation Latin-does not follow (n) Term inopportune Definition inconvenient (adj) Term ominous Definition promising bad things (adj) Term facetious Definition jokingly sarcastic one of the three words in English that has all five vowels in order (adj) Term precarious Definition dangerously unstable (adj) Term cavalier Definition carefree or unconcerned an upperclassman, a horseman (adj) Term diatribe Definition a bitter verbal attack (n) Term abhor Definition to hate (v) Term en masse Definition as a group french (adv) Term malign Definition to speak badly about the word 'about' never follows malign mal - bad (v) Term epiphany Definition a moment of sudden realization (n) Term blatant Definition obvious (adj) Term waive Definition to give up willingly (v) Term persona non grata Definition an unwelcome person Latin (n) Term gauche Definition socially awkward french-left (adj) Term apathy Definition a lack of caring about something path-feeling (n) Term epitome Definition the best example (n) Term hobnob Definition a. To associate with people who are socially better than you (v) Term avert Definition to turn away "from" (v) Term banter Definition back and forth conversation (n) or (v) Term incommunicado Definition out of touch italian (adj)(adv) Term ingenuous Definition naive (adj) Term obsolete Definition out-dated (adj) Term crossing the Rubicon Definition passing the point of no return Rubicon is a river Caesar and his men was on one side. Crossing the river means war. Caesar crossed. Term acquiesce Definition to agree "to" (v) Term yahoo Definition an uncultured person Gulliver's travels (n) Term ephemeral Definition lasting for a brief time fleeting middle school love (adj) Term anti-climactic Definition having a big buildup and a disappointing ending (adj) Term wallow Definition to roll around in (v) Term respite Definition a brief rest (n) Term misnomer Definition a name that is wrong nom-name battle ground academy- military school (n) Term covet Definition to desire something that you don't have (v) Term Pyrrhic victory Definition a win that comes at too high a cost Pyrrhus- led troops to victory but fields were salted by the enemy (n) Term kowtow Definition to bow down chinese (v)