Word 1: Euphemism Def: Substituting a saying that is offensive
with one that is less offensive Sent: Euphemisms are not. useless
verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are
like secret agents on a delicate mission Quentin CrispQuentin
Crisp
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Word 2: Audacity / Audacious Def: Boldly confident to say or do
what you want especially facing negative opinions Sent: With
audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.
Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte
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Word 3: Circuitous Def: Not speaking direct to the point or not
taking a direct course Sent: The habitude of pleasing by flattery
makes a language soft; the fear of offending by truth makes it
circuitous and conventional. Walter Savage Landor
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Word 4: Garish Def: Bright, colorful but ugly Sent: People
commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new
stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human Soren
KierkegaardSoren Kierkegaard
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Word 5: Loquacious Def: Tending to talk a lot or too much Sent:
He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike
dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater
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Word 6: Defunct Def: No longer in use Sent: Practical men, who
believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual
influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. -John
Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes
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Word 7: Disperse Def: To spread out in all directions Sent: A
temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one
immense explosion. William CowperWilliam Cowper
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Word 8: Ambivalent Def: Having mixed feelings about Sent: The
bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties
him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, .it is
understood completely only when it is broken. Primo LeviPrimo
Levi
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Word 9: Mundane Def: Commonplace, unimaginative, typical of
this world Sent: Free speech is intended to protect the
controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting
platitudes too mundane to need protection. Colin PowellColin
Powell
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Word 10: Haggle Def: To argue back and forth on a price Sent:
It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to
haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger. Dwight D.
Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Word 11: Idiosyncrasy Def: Unusual feature or peculiarity that
makes someone stand out from the group Sent: The older I get, the
more I embrace my own idiosyncrasies. Brittany MurphyBrittany
Murphy
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Word 12: Intrepid Def: Bold and fearless Sent: Unlike the
mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem
impossible... Anon
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Word 13: Reticent Def: Inclined to be silent Sent: Circles
create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that
their voice is welcome. Margret J. Wheatley
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Word 14: Facetious Def: Sarcastically joking often
inappropriately while acting serious Sent: It seems that all this
in our view falls under the heading of that facetious remark no
good deed goes unpunished. George Peteros
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Word 15: Goad Def: Provoke and annoy to get a reaction Sent: My
goal is to goad people into saying something that ruins their life.
Don Imus
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Word 16: Shrewd Def: Sharp keen practical awareness possibly
cunning and tricky Sent: If you want to stay in the business then
you've got to be a bit shrewd, haven't you? Katie Price
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Word 17: Raze Def: To tear down, demolish to the ground Sent
The painful warrior famous for fight, After a thousand victories,
once foil'd, Is from the books of honor razed quite, And all the
rest forgot for which he toil'd. William Shakespeare
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Word 18: Raucous Def: Rough rude noise Sent: Laughter shall
drown the raucous shout Louis Untermeyer
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Word 19: Pretentious Def: Attempting to impress by affecting
greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually
possessed.Sent: Our business is infested with idiots who try to
impress by using pretentious jargon. David Olgivy
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Word 20: Archaic Def: Very old, ancient or old fashioned Sent:
In an age where history is recorded on T-shirts, the very notion of
dwelling on the deep structure of an experience has come to appear
both arcane and archaic. Thomas Harrison