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| 8291614468 | literati | literary or scholarly people | 0 | |
| 8291621938 | Modus Operandi | procedure, method of operating. used often when discerning criminals | 1 | |
| 8291640204 | Kafkaesque | marked by a senseless, disorienting often menacing complexity | 2 | |
| 8291649982 | Last Hurrah | final attempt | 3 | |
| 8291654643 | Parenthetical expression | word or phrase not part of the main idea and interrupts the main sentence. | 4 | |
| 8291670070 | Semper Fedelis | always faithful | 5 | |
| 8291673221 | leviathan | anything huge or monstrous | 6 | |
| 8291677109 | lilliputian | trivial or very small | 7 | |
| 8291682756 | Periodic sentence | A long and frequently involved sentence, marked by suspended syntax | 8 | |
| 8292533649 | idiot savant | a person affected with a mental illness who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field. | 9 | |
| 8292545773 | Lochivar | any handsome young heroic man in pursuit of a lady | 10 | |
| 8292556389 | Machiavellion | the end justifies the means, any who is merciless, clever, unethical to obtain his goods | 11 | |
| 8292573089 | ipso facto | by that very fact or act: as an inevitable result | 12 | |
| 8292578022 | hoi polloi | the masses, the common people | 13 | |
| 8292589068 | Moby Dick | a monstrous thing someone obsessively pursues | 14 | |
| 8292595899 | Munchkin | a small person or an ineffectual or unimportant | 15 | |
| 8292604303 | Alpha | the beginning | 16 | |
| 8292607242 | Omega | the end | 17 | |
| 8292612528 | Noble savage | a term that refers to an uncivilized person who is really worthy and sensible than some of his civilized counterparts | 18 | |
| 8292631356 | Gravitas | seriousness, dignity or importance | 19 | |
| 8292638730 | zeitgeist | the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual and or political climate of a nation or people group | 20 | |
| 8292653780 | Peter Principal | the idea that people usually rise to the level of their incompetence | 21 | |
| 8292659834 | Carte Blanche | Unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion | 22 | |
| 8292672419 | Coup de grace | the blow that kills | 23 | |
| 8292674987 | Peyton place | A seemingly respectable community that actually isn't | 24 | |
| 8292687363 | Platonic | Refers to a chaste and strong type of love that is non-sexual | 25 | |
| 8292721885 | Creme de la creme | the best of the best | 26 | |
| 8292727780 | Esprit de carp | the pride and honor shared b the members of a group | 27 | |
| 8292744277 | Promethean | describes someone who is independent, defies authority, and willing sacrifices for his/her beliefs | 28 | |
| 8292763076 | Faux pax | a violation of accepted social norms | 29 | |
| 8292766895 | Female Fatale | A woman of seductive charm who leads men into bad situations | 30 | |
| 8292780071 | Quixotic | Extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; impractical impulsive and rashly unpredictable | 31 | |
| 8292807131 | Shangri la | An imaginary paradise on Earth, remote and exotic | 32 | |
| 8292822760 | Joie de vivre | Hearty or carefree enjoyment of life | 33 | |
| 8292844839 | Noblesse oblige | with wealth and or powers comes responsibility to others | 34 | |
| 8292856657 | Rube Goldberg | describes complex gadgets that perform simple task | 35 | |
| 8292861430 | shot heard round the world | events that have international significance | 36 |
