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Question		Answer
parvenu start learning		a person who has suddenly become wealthy but not accepted as part of higher class. syn: nouveau-riche
hedge start learning		to avoid making a direct statement; to limit or qualify making a direct statement
invective start learning		abusive or denunciatory (public condemnation of someone or something) Language
picayune start learning		trifling, trivial, unimportant
propitiate start learning		to placate or appease
factitious start learning		artificial, not natural
expurgate start learning		to remove objectionable material
apotheosis start learning		1. exaltation to divine status 2. the highest point of development
phantasmagorical (magoria) start learning		illusive, unreal
sangfroid start learning		calmness or poise in difficult situations
quisling start learning		traitor
bilious start learning		easily irritable, bad tempered
arch start learning		to be deliberately teasing eg- arch comment
excoriate start learning		to critize very very harshly
mellifluous start learning		smooth and sweet sounding
pollyannaish start learning		extremely optimistic
cupidity start learning		extreme greed for money
martinet start learning		a strict disciplinarian
pyrrhic start learning		describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is not worthwhile
primacy start learning		the state of being first in importance
probity start learning		integrity, having strong moral principles
anemic start learning		lacking energy and vigour
lugubrious start learning		excessively mournful
hagiography start learning		is a type of biography that puts the subject in a very flattering light

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