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W.O.W all weeks Flashcards

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Mundane

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(adj) lacking excitement or interest; dull

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cacophony

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(n) a harsh mixture of sounds

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Baader Meinhof Phenomenon

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(n) the experience of learning something new then noticing it being used repeatedly

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Archaic

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(adj) Very old fashioned

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Abscond

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(v) to leave in a sudden and secret manner

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egregious

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(adj) extremely bad

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eclectic

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(adj) made up styles and ideas from many sources

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Faux pos

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(n) a tactless embarrassing action in a social situation

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infinitesimal

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(adj) extremely small

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magnanimous

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(adj) very generous or forgiving especially towards someone less powerful then one self

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Mellifluous

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(adj) pleasant to hear

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Carte Blanche

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(n) complete freedom to act as one wishes

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en route

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(adv) on the way

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docile

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(adj) easily trained or taught

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Gregarious

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(adj) Sociable

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debunk

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(v) to expose falseness to ones idea or belief

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non sequitur

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a statement or conclusion that does not logically follow the previous statement

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obsequious

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obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

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pariah

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an outcast

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pejorative

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expressing disapproval or exempt

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penultimate

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second to last in a series of items

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pneumonoultramicroscopicssillicovocanoconiosis

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a lung disease

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mundane

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dull

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quagmire

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a complex or hazardous situation

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quintessential

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representing the most perfect example of a certain quallity

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schadenfreude

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a felling of pleasure derived from another persons misfortune

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sesquicentennial

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tending to use long words

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spoonerism

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a verbal error in witch a speaker either accidentally or as a play on words

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tactic

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understood or implied without being spoken

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vacillate

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to alternate or waver between different opinions

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virtusoso

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a person highly skilled in music or another form of art

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