WOW/Dead Words 1-20

optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation

• bombastic

• sanguine

• inane

• hapless

to depart secretly and hide oneself

• dupe

• flummox

• abscond

• cajole

a fastener used to prevent a wheel from sliding off an axle; a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization

• linchpin

• maverick

• neophyte

• aplomb

marked by speech or writing that is pretentious or showy; attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than is actually possessed

• sanguine

• bombastic

• inane

• didactic

to deceive, trick, fool, or con

• flummox

• abscond

• dupe

• emulate

silly, ridiculous, absurd, senseless

• sanguine

• inane

• fortuitous

• mawkish

an individual who does not go along with a group or party

• linchpin

• maverick

• aplomb

• neophyte

to confuse, mystify, bewilder, puzzle

• abscond

• dupe

• emulate

• flummox

stubborn or inflexible

• hapless

• obdurate

• garrulous

• negligent

having no luck; unfortunate

• eyed

• contemplate

• ambivalent

• hapless