amiable,
anthem,
antithesis,
buoyant,
flout
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The Clash - "Train in Vain"
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- the punk aesthetic
- one of the most infectious and buoyant pop songs
- a memorable kiss-off anthem
Smoosh - "Find a Way"
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Voxtrot - "Kid Gloves"
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- a common colloquial phrase
- the parallel structure of the antithesis
- flout the rules
dictionary.com: buoyant anthem amiable antithesis flout
amiable,
coquettish,
haggle,
impetuously,
procure,
tenet,
vacillate
Reviewing word lists and making associations among words can make it easier to remember their definitions and connotations.
Heidi Klum has an avidity for shopping at flea markets and she shares her tenets for procuring bargains: 1. if you are vacillating over an item, do not buy it; 2. be coquettish; 3. do not act impetuously; 4. when haggling over a price, name an amount lower than you think you should pay; 5. be amiable.
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- avidity - (noun) eagerness
- vacillate - (verb) to go back and forth, as from one opinion or belief to another
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impetuous - (adjective) impulsive
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