Accelerated Reading Unit 1

Dana H. (United States of America)
jingoist, lothario, maverick, nemesis, philanderer, phillippic, procrustean, protean, Pyrrhic, quixotic, saturnine, solecism, spoonerism, sybarite, tawdry
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  1. jingoist
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
  2. Lothario
    a successful womanizer
  3. maverick
    someone who exhibits independence in thought and action
  4. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  5. philanderer
    a man who likes many women
  6. philippic
    a speech of violent denunciation
  7. protean
    taking on different forms
  8. pyrrhic
    relating to a victory that is offset by staggering losses
  9. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  10. saturnine
    bitter or scornful
  11. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  12. spoonerism
    transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
  13. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  14. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
Created on 三月 21, 2009 (updated 三月 21, 2009)

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