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VOCAB. UNIT
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Euphemism
Minutiae Manifest Wizened
Beatific Coup Behemoth Consign
Visionary Moratorium
Febrile Loath
Gainsay Imminent Nostrum Pariah
Innate Blandishment
Cacophonous
Chicanery
A mild, inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one
- kinder words, a substitution
EUPHEMISM
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To deny, contradict, controvert;
- dispute or oppose
GAINSAY
Small or trivial details; trifling matters
- trivia
MINUTIAE
A suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
- postponement, stoppage
MORATORIUM
Natural, inborn, inherent
- intrinsic, congenital; built-in
INNATE
Not practical, lacking in realism;
Having the nature of a fantasy or dream- far-fetched ideas;
utopian- idealistic, impracticalVISIONARY
One who is rejected by a social group or organization
- outcast, persona non grata
PARIAH
Dry, shrunken, and wrinkled, often from aging
- withered, shriveled
WIZENED
To give over to another’s care, charge or control; to entrust
- transfer
CONSIGN
Clear, evident to the eyes or mind; show plainly, exhibit
List of cargo or passengers
MANIFEST
Harsh sounding, raucous, discordant
- dissonant
CACOPHONOUS
Trickery, deceptive practices or techniques
- double dealing
CHICANERY
About to happen; threatening
- impending, looming
IMMINENT
A highly successful stroke, masterpiece, act, plan, or stratagem
- masterstroke, tour de force
COUP
Anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk
- enticement, allurement
BLANDISHMENT
Unwilling, reluctant, adverse
- disinclined; indisposed
LOATH
A thing of enormous size, power, or appearance
- mammoth, colossus
BEHEMOTH
Blissful; rendering or making blessed
- rapturous, transcendent
BEATIFIC
An alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
- panacea, elixir
NOSTRUM
Feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever
- frenetic
FEBRILE
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