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Question | Answer |
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mercurial | rapid and unpredictable changes in mood |
milestone | a significant or important turning point |
munificent | very generous |
nuance | a subtle distinction or shade of difference |
ominous | threatening evil or disaster, inauspicious |
ostentatious | fond of conspicuous display, pompous, pretentious |
paragon | a model of excellence |
paramount | a supreme importance |
patronizing | to act superior toward, to adopt an air of condenscension |
perfunctory | done in a routine manner |
polemic | involving a dispute, very argumentative |
precipitous | acting with undue haste |
predilection | a liking or a preference for something |
quixotic | idealistic in an impractical way |
ransack | a search closely and carefully, to turn upside down. |
raucous | harsh, jarring sound, blaring |
rebuke | to criticize sharply, reprimand, berate |
rectitude | great integrity, moral uprightness, honesty |