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VOCABULARY SG LIST 3
12 words to make you sound intelligent and better understand the world.
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| dogmatic | of or relating to an authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially a dogma. 2) Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles |
| elicit | to call forth, draw out, or provoke (a reaction, for example). |
| epithet | a term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great. 2) a term used used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln |
| espouse | to support or advocate |
| expediency | Adherence to practical but convenient or self-serving means |
| forestall | to delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand. |
| furtive | characterized by an attempt to avoid notice, especially out of fear of being caught doing something wrong; stealthy or surrpetitious |
| galling | causing extreme irritation or chagrin; vexing |
| gloat | to feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction |
| gratuitous | unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified |
| hallmark | a conspicuous feature or characteristic, especially a positive one |
| happenstance | a chance circumstance |
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