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Flashcards by Jairo Lobo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jairo Lobo
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| agnostic (n.) | one who holds that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable ; one who asserts that all claims to knowledge are uncertain |
| anathema (n.) | a person or thing consigned to damnation; a person or thing greatly detested; a curse |
| caustic (adj.) | capable of burning, corroding, or destroying tissue by chemical action; cutting or sarcastic in utterance |
| criterion (n.) | a test rule, or standard by which something is judged |
| demagogue (n.) | a leader who appeals to the emotions and prejudices of people to obtain power |
| eon (n.) | an indefinitely long time |
| epithet (n.) | a name or title used to describe or characterize a person or thing |
| idiosyncrasy | a temperament peculiar to an individual; any personal peculiarity or mannerism |
| panacea (n.) | a supposed remedy for all diseases or ills |
| plethora (n.) | excess; superabundance |
| pseudonym (n.) | a fictitious name, as one assumed by an author |
| sporadic (adj.) | occurring in occasional or isolated instances |
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