Book of Words
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- Misanthrope: a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society
- mendacities: untruthfulness, lying
- pic·a·yune: petty; worthless.
- man·dor·la: a pointed oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary in medieval art.
- per·fid·i·ous: deceitful and untrustworthy
- Bragitude: Intentionally tying words of gratitude toward the listener following a discussion of personal successes
- Shoy: Intentionally sharing the joy of a success story by showing interest and asking follow up questions
- Goblin Mode:.unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy. (Oxford Word of the Year 2022)
- Tranche: a portion of something, especially money.
- Quixotic: having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed
- Erudite: having or showing great knowledge or learning.
- Malaprop: the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, “dance a flamingo ” (instead of flamenco ).
- pugilist: relating to or involving fighting with the fists, especially professional boxing
- vacillated: alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
- orientate: to set in a definite position
- Vituperative: (vi·tu·per·a·tive) bitter and abusive
- Spuddle: (17th Centry) to work ineffectively; to be extremely busy while achieving absolutely nothing
- Spuddle: (17th Centry) to work ineffectively; to be extremely busy while achieving absolutely nothing