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accolade |
an expression of approval; special acknowledgement.
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acrimony
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bitter, sharp, hostility especially in speech
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boondoggle
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an unnecessary or wasteful activity.
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bourgeois
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relating to or typical of the middle class
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cacophony
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jarring discordant sound
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capricious
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characterized by or subject to whim, impulsive or unpredictable
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dilettante
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a person with superficial interest in an art I OR field of knowledge
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caustic
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incisively critical or sarcastic
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epitome
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the best or most representative example of a class or type
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esoteric
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intended for our only understood by a restricted number of people
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fastidious
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possessing or displaying meticulous attention
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Finagle
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to obtain or achieve something by cleverness or deviousness.
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