Week 3 Flashcards
Debacle
A sudden, shameful failure
Détente
The easing of hostility or strained relations
Echelon
A level or rank in an organization or profession
Ennui
A feeling of disinterest and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of excitement
Avant-garde
New and unusual or experimental ideas
Entrepreneur
A person who organizes and operates a business
Pique
A feeling of irritation; or stimulate interest
Rapport
A close and harmonious relationship
Allege
Claim or assert that someone has done something wrong
Epigram
A remark expressing an idea in a clever way
Badinage
Humorous or witty conversation
Garrulous
Excessively talkative
Double entendre
A word or phrase open to two interpretations
Gibber
Speak rapidly and unintelligibly; meaninglessly
Inflection
Change in pitch or tone of voice