100 Words to Make You Sound Smart

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The editors of the American Heritage® dictionaries have compiled a list of 100 words they recommend knowing to sound like you are "in the know."

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    kitsch

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  2. 52.
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    litany

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  3. 53.
    Lurid

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  4. 54.
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    Machiavellian

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  5. 55.
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    malaise

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  6. 56.
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    malinger

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  7. 57.
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    mantra

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  8. 58.
    Maudlin

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  9. 59.
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    mercenary

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  10. 60.
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    minimalist

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  11. 61.
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    misnomer

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  12. 62.
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    narcissist

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  13. 63.
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    nirvana

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  14. 64.
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    non sequitur

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  15. 65.
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    nouveau riche

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  16. 66.
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    oblivion

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  17. 67.
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    ogle

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  18. 68.
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    ostentatious

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  19. 69.
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    ostracize

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  20. 70.
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    panacea

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  21. 71.
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    paradox

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  22. 72.
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    peevish

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  23. 73.
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    perfunctory

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  24. 74.
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    philistine

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  25. 75.
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    precocious

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  26. 76.
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    propriety

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  27. 77.
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    quid pro quo

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  28. 78.
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    quintessential

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  29. 79.
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    red herring

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  30. 80.
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    revel

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  31. 81.
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    rhetoric

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  32. 82.
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    scintillating

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  33. 83.
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    spartan

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  34. 84.
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    stigma

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  35. 85.
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    stoic

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  36. 86.
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    suave

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  37. 87.
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    Svengali

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  38. 88.
    Sycophant

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  39. 89.
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    teetotaler

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  40. 90.
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    tête-à-tête

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  41. 91.
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    tirade

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  42. 92.
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    tryst

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  43. 93.
    Ubiquitous

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  44. 94.
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    unrequited

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  45. 95.
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    untenable

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  46. 96.
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    vicarious

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  47. 97.
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    vile

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  48. 98.
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    waft

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  49. 99.
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    white elephant

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  50. 100.
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    zealous

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