The Original: Words that make you sound smart (accept no imitations)

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  1. pertinacious
    stubbornly unyielding
  2. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  3. laconic
    brief and to the point
  4. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  5. heedless
    marked by or paying little attention
  6. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  7. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  8. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  9. corpulent
    excessively large
  10. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  11. exoteric
    suitable for the general public
  12. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
  13. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  14. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  15. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  16. platitudinous
    dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
  17. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
Created on Tue Feb 19 10:31:21 EST 2008 (updated Sun Apr 27 10:01:08 EDT 2008)

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