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Word Within A Word Deca-List #5
Word | Definition | Sentence |
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Demagogue | Corrupt politician | The demagogue played on public prejudices. |
Cognizant | Aware | It is wise to be cognizant of the laws regulation investments. |
Dissonant | Inharmonious | A dissonant clamor arose in the streets. |
Euphemism | Pleasant name | "Rest room" is a euphemism. |
Amour-propre | Self-love | There is no lack of amour-propre in her! |
Octagenarian | Eighty-year-old | The spry octagenarian won the race. |
Cognoscenti | Those who know | This wine is preferred by the cognoscenti. |
Surfeit | Excess | He consumed a painful surfeit of food and drink. |
Cognomen | Nickname | His cognomen is "Sterno." |
Ethnocentrism | Racian or Cultural prejudice | We deplore his narrow ethnocentrism. |