Pretentious Words

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Axiomatic

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adjective

Obvious or self evident,
Taken for granted, self-evident

"An ______ truth."

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Moribund

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adjective

1: being in the state of dying : approaching death.
2: being in a state of inactivity or obsolescence

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Benevolent

Back 3

adjective
1.
well meaning and kindly.
"a _________ smile"

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outré

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adjective
1. unusual and startling.
"in 1975 the suggestion was considered ________—today it is orthodox"
weird, *****, outlandish

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Surfeit

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noun
1. an excessive amount of something.
"a ________ of food and drink"
verb
1. cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.
"I am ________ed with shopping"

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Obstreperous

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adjective
1. noisy and difficult to control.
"the boy is cocky and _____________"

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Quiescent

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adjective
1. in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.
"strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been ___________"

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Abhor

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Verb

1. regard with disgust and hatred.
"professional tax preparers _______ a flat tax because it would dry up their business"

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Juxtapose

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Verb

To place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

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Obfuscate

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Verb

1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: "A great effort was made . . . to obscure or ______ the truth"
2. To render indistinct or dim; darken: The fog _________ed the shore.

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Indignation

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noun
1. anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
"the letter filled Lucy with _________"

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Hedonism

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noun
1. the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.

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Acuity

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noun

1. sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.

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Capitalism (cause it's in like every freaking book we read)

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noun

1. an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

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Didactic

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adjective

1. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
"a _________ novel that set out to expose social injustice"

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Omnipotent

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adjective

1. (of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything.

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Altruism

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noun

1. the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
"some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of _________"
putting others first; being self-sacrificing

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Depravity

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noun

1. moral corruption; wickedness.
"a tale of wickedness and _______"

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Clandestine

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adjective

1. kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit.
"she deserved better than these ______ meetings"

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Ludicrous

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adjective

1. so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous.
"it's _______ that I have been fined"

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Aberration

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noun

1. something that differs from the norm (In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an __________, and Poland have not won a World Cup since).

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Delineate

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Verb

1. to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He ________ed the state of Texas on the map with a redpencil.
2.
to portray in words; describe or outline with precision: In her speech she ________ed the city plan with great care.

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Ubiquitous

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adjective

1. present, appearing, or found everywhere.
"his _________ influence was felt by all the family"

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Unequivocal

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adjective

1. leaving no doubt; unambiguous.
"an __________ answer"

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Fatuous

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adjective

1.silly and pointless.
"a ________ comment"

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Pariah

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noun

1. an outcast.
"they were treated as social __________s"