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perturbed

[ per-turbd ]

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adjective

feeling anxiety or concern; unsettled

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pretentious

[ pri-ten-shuhs ]

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adjective

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc than is actually possessed

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affected

[ uh-fek-tid ]

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adjective

  1. acted upon; influenced.
  2. influenced in a harmful way;
  3. assuming or pretending to possess that which is not natural
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solemn

[ sol-uhm ]

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adjective

  1. formal or dignified
  2. not cheerful or smiling
  3. characterized by deep sincerity
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pompous

[ pom-puhs ]

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adjective

affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, and self important

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ostentatious

[ os-ten-tey-shuhs ]

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adjective

  1. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress others
  2. (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice
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vulgar

[ vuhl-ger ]

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adjective

  1. lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined
  2. making explicit and offensive reference to sex or bodily functions; coarse and rude
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incontrovertible

[ in-kon-truh-vur-tuh-buhl ]

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adjective

not able to be denied or disputed

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delusional

[ dih-loo-zhuh-nl ]

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adjective

  1. having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions, even when confronted with facts and usually as a result of mental illness
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degenerate

[ dih-jen-er-it ]

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noun

an immoral or corrupt person

adjective

having lost the mental, physical, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline

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fleeting

[ flee-ting ]

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adjective

  1. passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory
  2. lasting for a very short time
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transient

[ tran-zee-uhnt ]

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adjective

not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.

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vehement

[ vee-uh-muhnt ]

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adjective

showing strong feelings; forceful, passionate, or intense

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incendiary

[ in-sen-dee-er-ee ]

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adjective

designed to cause fires; to stir up conflict; be very exciting or inflame the senses

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collude

[ kuh-lood ]

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verb

cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others

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purvey

[ per-vey ]

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  1. to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service
  2. spread or promote an (idea, view, etc)
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superfluous

[ soo-pur-floo-uhs ]

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adjective

being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary

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poppycock

[ pop-ee-kok ]

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noun

nonsense

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putrid

[ pyoo-trid ]

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adjective

decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell; very unpleasant or repulsive

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fetid

[ fet-id ]

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adjective

smelling extremely unpleasant

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philanderer

[ fi-lan-der-er ]

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noun

a man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women; womanizer

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idiom

[ id-ee-uhm ]

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noun

a type of phrase or expression that has a particular meaning that is different from the meaning of each word on its own

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self-pity

[ self-pit-ee ]

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noun

excessive self absorbed unhappiness over one’s own troubles

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fodder

[ fod-er ]

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noun

a person or thing regarded only as material for a specific use

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bleak

[ bleek ]

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adjective

not hopeful or encouraging; charmless

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lambaste

[ lam-beyst ]

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adjective

criticize someone or something harshly

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extemporaneous

[ ik-stem-puh-rey-nee-uhs ]

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adjective

spoken or done without preparation

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banal

[ buh-nal ]

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adjective

so lacking in originality to be boring or obvious

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trollop

[ trol-uhp ]

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noun

a women who has many casual sexual encounters and relationships

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floozy

[ floo-zee ]

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noun

a young women has many casual sexual partners or who dresses or behaves in a sexually provocative way

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chutzpa

[ hoot-spuh ]

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noun

extreme self confidence or audacity

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wunderkind

[ voon-der-kind ]

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noun

a person who achieves great success relatively young

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genial

[ jeen-yuhl ]

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adjective

  1. friendly and cheerful
  2. (of a climate) pleasantly warm and mild
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oeuvre

[ œ-vruh ]

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noun

the works of a writer, painter, or the like, taken as a whole

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like

[ lahyk ]

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having the characteristics or qualities as; similar to

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resistance

[ ri-zis-tuhns ]

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the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument

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hogwash

[ hawg-wosh ]

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nonsense

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heresy

[ her-uh-see ]

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a belief or opinion that is profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted

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contentious

[ kuhn-ten-shuhs ]

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adjective

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

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hullabaloo

[ huhl-uh-buh-loo ]

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noun

a commotion; a fuss

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hoity-toity

[ hoi-tee-toi-tee ]

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adjective

haughty or snobbish

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haughty

[ haw-tee ]

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noun

arrogantly superior or disdainful