Week 3 Flashcards

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Debacle

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A sudden, shameful failure

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Détente

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The easing of hostility or strained relations

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3
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Echelon

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A level or rank in an organization or profession

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Ennui

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A feeling of disinterest and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of excitement

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5
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Avant-garde

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New and unusual or experimental ideas

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Entrepreneur

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A person who organizes and operates a business

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Pique

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A feeling of irritation; or stimulate interest

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Rapport

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A close and harmonious relationship

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Allege

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Claim or assert that someone has done something wrong

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Epigram

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A remark expressing an idea in a clever way

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Badinage

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Humorous or witty conversation

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12
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Garrulous

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Excessively talkative

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13
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Double entendre

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A word or phrase open to two interpretations

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Gibber

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Speak rapidly and unintelligibly; meaninglessly

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Inflection

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Change in pitch or tone of voice

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Laconic

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Using very few words

17
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Raconteur

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A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way

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Riposte

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A quick clever reply to an insult or criticism

19
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Tautology

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Saying the same thing twice in different words

20
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Trite

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Overused; lacking originality