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100 Words to Make You Sound Smart

Avant-garde. NounA group that creates or promotes innovative or unconventional ideas in a given field, especially the arts.AdjectiveRelating to such a group.Synonyms: Innovative, hip..

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100 Words to Make You Sound Smart

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    1. 100 Words to Make You Sound Smart Semester Two Vocabulary Week 26 Words

    2. Avant-garde Noun A group that creates or promotes innovative or unconventional ideas in a given field, especially the arts. Adjective Relating to such a group. Synonyms: Innovative, hip.

    3. Camaraderie Noun Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship. Synonyms: Companionship, fellowship.

    4. Disheveled Adjective Being in loose disarray; marked by disorder; untidy. Synonyms: Messy or slobby.

    5. Faux pas

    6. Idyllic Adjective Tranquil, carefree, or picturesque. Synonyms: Ideal, Peaceful, Pastoral.

    7. Malinger Verb “mal” = “bad” To fake an illness in order to avoid work or duty. Synonym: Shirk.

    8. Oblivion Noun The condition of being completely forgotten. A condition of total forgetfulness. Synonym: Disregard, or unawareness

    9. Propriety Noun Conformity to prevailing customs and usages. Synonyms: Appropriateness, or correctness.

    10. Suave Adjective Gracious and sophisticated. Synonyms: Charming, or smooth.

    11. Vicarious Adjective Experienced or felt by empathy or with imaginary participation in the life of another person. Synonym: Imagined.

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