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Euphemism

Minutiae Manifest Wizened

Beatific Coup Behemoth Consign

Visionary Moratorium

Febrile Loath

Gainsay Imminent Nostrum Pariah

Innate Blandishment

Cacophonous

Chicanery

A mild, inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one

- kinder words, a substitution

EUPHEMISM

Adult entertainment = pornographyAmple proportions = obese or fatPowder your nose = visit the bathroom

To deny, contradict, controvert;

- dispute or oppose

GAINSAY

Small or trivial details; trifling matters

- trivia

MINUTIAE

A suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay

- postponement, stoppage

MORATORIUM

Natural, inborn, inherent

- intrinsic, congenital; built-in

INNATE

Not practical, lacking in realism;

Having the nature of a fantasy or dream- far-fetched ideas;

utopian- idealistic, impracticalVISIONARY

One who is rejected by a social group or organization

- outcast, persona non grata

PARIAH

Dry, shrunken, and wrinkled, often from aging

- withered, shriveled

WIZENED

To give over to another’s care, charge or control; to entrust

- transfer

CONSIGN

Clear, evident to the eyes or mind; show plainly, exhibit

List of cargo or passengers

MANIFEST

Harsh sounding, raucous, discordant

- dissonant

CACOPHONOUS

Trickery, deceptive practices or techniques

- double dealing

CHICANERY

About to happen; threatening

- impending, looming

IMMINENT

A highly successful stroke, masterpiece, act, plan, or stratagem

- masterstroke, tour de force

COUP

Anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk

- enticement, allurement

BLANDISHMENT

Unwilling, reluctant, adverse

- disinclined; indisposed

LOATH

A thing of enormous size, power, or appearance

- mammoth, colossus

BEHEMOTH

Blissful; rendering or making blessed

- rapturous, transcendent

BEATIFIC

An alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness

- panacea, elixir

NOSTRUM

Feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever

- frenetic

FEBRILE