What is (n.) A state of suspension or temporary inaction, or set aside.
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offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening
What is fulsome
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a dead end; a position of no escape; a problem with no solution
What is impasse
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(v.) to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or obtrude upon; to make an impression upon
What is Impinge
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gambol
What is (v.) to jump or skip about playfully
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v. to yield or submit tamely or submissively
What is truckle
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a total rejection of existing laws, institutions, and moral values; extreme radicalism
What is nihilism
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an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises
What is non sequitur
200
Pastiche
What is a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources; a hodgepodge
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(adj.) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers
What is picaresque
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n. an extra or unexpected gift or gratuity
What is lagniappe
300
propitiate
What is to make someone or something favorably inclined toward oneself; to conciliate, satisfy, or appease
300
raconteur
What is a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill
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capable of living or developing under normal circumstances
What is Viable
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(adj.) for this specific purpose; improvised; with respect to this
What is ad hoc
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infrastructure
What is n. a basic foundation or framework; a system of public works; the resources and facilities required for an activity; permanent military installations
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the most suitable or exact word or expression
What is mot juste
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a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time
What is punctilio
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Xenophobia
What is undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners, strangers or of what is foreign and strange
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(n.) a forerunner, herald; (v.) to herald the approach of
What is harbinger
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incubus
What is n. a demon or evil spirit supposed to haunt human beings in their bedrooms at night; anything that oppresses or weighs upon one, like a nightmare
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imperceptible
What is extremely slight; incapable of being perceived by the senses or the mind
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bravado
What is a display of false courage
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Stressing practicality over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined by its usefulness