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How-to-Sound-Smart Word List (selective)
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12th Grade
05/06/2009
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Jaded
 Definition
exhausted
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Reactionary
 Definition
extreme conservative / opponent of progress and liberalism
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Cynical
 Definition
belief of humanity's worst nature, traits, and actions
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Erudite
 Definition
displaying profound knowledge
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Whimsical
 Definition
capricious (impulse rather than reasoning)
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Egotistical
 Definition
inflated sense of self importance
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Superficial
 Definition
surface skimming
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Sentimental
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romantic, tender, nostalgic
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Nostalgic
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unhappy of being away and longing for desired thing
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Sage
 Definition
wise mentor
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Bigoted
 Definition
prejudiced person who intolerates all views against him
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Lucid
 Definition
clear
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Exact
 Definition
demand
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Piquant
 Definition
agreeable taste
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Grandiose
 Definition
to impress through large scale
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Prolix
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tediously prolonged
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Prosaic
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matter-of-fact
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Glib
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lack of intellectual depth
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Succinct
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brief and to the point
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Allusive
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indirect references
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Eloquent
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expressing oneself efficiently
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Bombastic
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grandiose or excessively or falsely wordy to give great impression
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Turgid
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(see Bombastic)
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Pithy
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concise and full of meaning
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Verbose
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too many words
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Esoteric
 Definition
understandable only by inner circle
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Agnostic
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doubtful of something
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Carnal
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animal like
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Colloquial
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as if talking rather than writing
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Abstruse
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incomprehensible
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Bumptious
 Definition
offensively self-assertive
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Idiomatic
 Definition
meaning cannot be deduced from literal translation
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Baleful
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deadly or sinister
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Emphatic
 Definition
spoken with emphasis
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Aphorism
 Definition
short pithy saying
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Epigrammatic
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aphoristic
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Utilitarian
 Definition
useful function
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Monotonous
 Definition
tediously repetitive and lacking in variety
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Recondite
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incomprehensible
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Profound
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intellectual
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Pedantic
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bordering on lecturing
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Heretical
 Definition
departure from accepted beliefs
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Didactic
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instructional
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Melodramatic
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excitement and emotional appeal of a comedy
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Exquisite
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intense or sharp
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Stalwart
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hardy
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Effete
 Definition
decadent
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Vivacious
 Definition
vibrant
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Adroit
 Definition
skillful
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Astute
 Definition
practical hardheaded intelligence
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Precocious
 Definition
early maturity
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Fatuous
 Definition
devoid of intelligence
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Inane
 Definition
see fatuous
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Altruistic
 Definition
unselfish concern for welfare of others
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Assiduous
 Definition
marked by care and persistent effort
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Eminent
 Definition
standing above others in quality or position
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Munificent
 Definition
very generous
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Misanthropic
 Definition
worst of human nature
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Philanthropic
 Definition
generous in aid to the needy
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Perverse
 Definition
resistant to order
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