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100 Words To Make You Sound Great

Affectation. NounA mannerism or habit that is assumed rather than natural, especially to impress others.Behavior characterized by such mannerisms or habits.Artificiality. . ?This new dialect of England's ruling class differed markedly from the speech ways of American colonists, to whom it seemed

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100 Words To Make You Sound Great

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    1. 100 Words To Make You Sound Great Semester Two Vocabulary Week 22 Words

    2. Affectation “This new dialect of England’s ruling class differed markedly from the speech ways of American colonists, to whom it seemed contrived and pretentious… Loyalists who fled to Britain after the Revolution were startled to discover that their old-fashioned speech and manners were far removed from the latest affectations of London drawing rooms,” (David Hackett Fischer, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America, 1989).

    3. Bulwark Noun A wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; a rampart. Something serving as a defense or safeguard. Barrier or stronghold.

    4. Dissimulate Verb To conceal one’s true feelings or intentions. Disguise or hide.

    5. Galling

    6. Interpolate Verb To insert or introduce between other elements or parts, as in a text or conversation. Add or append.

    7. Mawkish Adjective Excessively and objectionably sentimental. Emotional to the point of being unpleasant.

    8. Pernicious Adjective Causing great harm. Destructive.

    9. Quip Noun A clever, witty, or sarcastic remark. Verb To make quips or a quip.

    10. Supersede Verb To take the place of. Replace or supplant.

    11. Urbane Adjective Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.

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