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Lothario (noun)
unscrupulous rake; seducer; lover of many (like Joey from Friends)
milquetoast (noun)
a meek or timid person; “afraid of their own shadow”
lethargy (noun)
apathy; torpor; lack of interest; lazy
chauvinism (noun)
overzealous patriotism; undue partiality to any group or place; a strong belief in one’s own group. (usually has the word male before it)
Janus-faced (adj.)
two-faced; hypocritical
braggadocio (noun)
empty boasting; pretentious bragging
bacchanalia (noun)
wild celebration (usually with drunken orgies); excessive indulgence in an activity that is orgiastic
jabberwocky (noun)
gibberish,nonsense language
Shangri-la (noun)
an ideal place; similar to a remote paradise (usually not known to the public)
pyrrhic victory (noun)
a victory at a tremendous cost
spoonerism (noun)
transportation of usual initial sounds of two or more words
ex: crooks and nannies instead of nooks and crannies
sadistic (adj.)
deliberately cruel; taking pleasure in inducing pain in others
malaprop[ism] (noun)
unintentional humorous misuse of a word or phrase
Panglossian (noun, adj)
naive; blindly optimistic; hopeful
Babbitt (noun)
stereotype of the complacent American middle-class; the ideal for the narrow minded self-satisfaction
crossing the Rubicon
passing a limit that permits no return
pandemonium (noun)
uproar; chaos; confusion
philistine (noun)
a materialistic person; indifferent to art, music, or dance
Machiavellian (adj.)
politically devious; amoral; Adolf Hitler in politics and governance; wanted to retain power by almost any means
martinet (noun)
taskmaster; drill sergeant
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