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pollyannaish

extremely optimistic

apotheosis

raising to god status

arch

playfully mischievous

arriviste

a person who has recently reached a position of power; a social climber

benighted

Ignorant or lacking knowledge/education

bilious

bad tempered

blinkered

to have a limited outlook or understanding , narrow minded

cupidity

greed

curmudgeon

a bad-tempered person

disabuse

Freed from a false belief or mistaken idea

excoriate

to criticize severely

expurgate

to censor

factitious

artificial

fell

terribly evil

gerrymander

to manupilate voting district in order to favour a particular political party

hedge

to avoid giving a clear answer, thereby escaping responsibility or blame

histrionic

overly dramatic

imbroglio

a difficult and embarrassing situation

impecunious

lacking money, poor

invective

abusive language

jaundiced

baised due to envy or prejudice

jejune

1. dull , lacking flavour

2. imature and childish

juggernaut

a force that cannot be stopped

limpid

clear, transparent; readily understood

malapropism

confusing one word with another that sounds similar

martinet

a strict disciplinarian

maudlin

overly emotional and sad

mellifluous

smooth and sweet-sounding

mettlesome

brave, spirited, courageous, full of fighting spirit

mulct

to defraud(financially cheat) or swindle

palimpsest

something with layers of history or memories, where traces of older things remain underneath newer ones.

parvenu

a person who has suddenly become wealthy, but not socially accepted as part of a higher class

peremptory

bossy and domineering

phantasmagorical

dreamlike, fantastical, bizarre, illusive, unreal

picayune

Petty or insignificant; concerned with trifling matters.

propitiate

to placate or appease

protean

readily changing form or character , versetile

Pyrrhic

ruinous; gained at too great a cost

quisling

traitor

remonstrate

to make objections while pleading

sangfroid

composure or coolness

sartorial

related to

schadenfreude

satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.

sententious

full of maxims; aphoristic

sybarite

a person who indulges in luxury

tendentious

strongly biased toward a particular opinion or viewpoint

venial

easily excused or forgiven ; a minor mistake

vituperate

to criticize harshly; to berate

execrate

to curse and hiss at