Words that make you sound smart

Alberto M.
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  1. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  2. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  3. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  4. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  5. corpulent
    excessively large
  6. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  7. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  8. futile
    producing no result or effect
  9. pointless
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  10. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  11. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  12. pleonastic
    repetition of same sense in different words
Created on Sun Feb 24 00:03:46 EST 2008

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