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Question		Answer
broadside start learning		a strong verbal attack
reprisal start learning		an act of retaliation
arrogate start learning		seize and control without authority
inane start learning		lacking sense or meaning, silly syn: ludicrous
chimera start learning		a thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve
embryonic start learning		in an early stage of development
unprepossessing start learning		not attractive or appealing to the eye
vitriol start learning		abusive or venomous language
gambit start learning		an act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage
squelch start learning		suppress or crush completely
effervescent start learning		marked by high spirits or excitement
inchoate start learning		just beginning to form, only partly in existence
deign start learning		do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity
debonair start learning		having a sophisticated charm
anachronism start learning		a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, a thing that is conspicuously old fashioned
percipient start learning		highly perceptive
philistine start learning		a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts
pith start learning		1. the most essential part of something 2. vigour and conciseness of an expression
recrudesce start learning		to break out or happen again, recur
phlegmatic start learning		showing little emotion
hoary start learning		old and worn out, trite 2. greyish white due to age
artifice start learning		cunning tricks used to decieve others, trickery
unstinting start learning		very generous
meteoric start learning		like a meteor in speed or brilliance
chagrin start learning		1. feeling of embarrassment 2. feel distressed and humiliated

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