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quixotic
Adjective
Meaning: Idealistic and unrealistic; not sensible about practical matters.
Usage: We should reject fiery rhetoric and quixotic ambitions and demand from our public officials just the facts.
taradiddle
Noun
Meaning: A petty lie; a trivial lie; pretentious nonsense.
Usage: I refuse to give credibility to these twisted taradiddles.
masticate
Verb
Meaning: To chew; to reduce to pulp by crushing, grinding or kneading.
Usage: The patient was unwilling to masticate or swallow his food.
juxtapose
Verb
Meaning: To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
Usage: The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso’s early paintings with some of his later works.
vicarious
Adjective
Meaning: Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
Usage: My friend was going to Spain and I was in a fever of vicarious excitement.
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