How to Win Friends and Influence People Glossary

How to Win Friends and Influence People Glossary

tantamount

Equal to or equivalent with.

rebuke

A roughly stated criticism or reprimand tantamount to a scolding.

rakish

A style or fashionable pose that is sporty yet debonair.

complacency

A manifestation of bored inattention that leads to an inevitable and predicable breakdown in processing.

erstwhile

Relating to a previous time.

aghast

A state of being horrified and shocked.

inveterate

Related to an ingrained habit which characterizes a person’s personality.

magnanimous

A show of extreme benevolence and charitable goodwill.

veritable

A sense of authenticity and genuine value.

scullery

An anteroom in proximity to a kitchen used for washing and other domestic tasks.

annals

Historical archives or records.

grievance

A complaint or accusation made against another.

skirmish

A brief, relatively innocuous brawl or intense disagreement.

harangue

An intense diatribe launched upon a certain topic or against a specific subject.

cocklebur

Any coarse weed that bears a prickly fruit.

dietetics

The study of nutrition as it relates to diet and vice versa.

auspices

The state of having the protection or enjoying the patronage of an influential and powerful partner.

prostrate

Lying in or being positioned into a state of being face down and stretched out.

cantankerous

Crabby, curmudgeonly, irascible and grumpy.

iota

A small quantity almost tiny enough to be beyond consideration.

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