DO YOU KNOW? 20 new words to use in everyday conversations

1. accolade

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

2. acrimony

a rough and bitter manner

3. angst

an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety

4. anomaly

deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule

5. avant-garde

radically new or original

6. baroque

relating to an elaborately ornamented style of art and music

7.bonafide

not counterfeit or copied

8. bonhomie

a disposition to be friendly and approachable

9. boondoggle

work of little or no value done merely to look busy

10. bourgeois

being of the property-owning class

11. bravado

a swaggering show of courage

12. brogue

a thick and heavy shoe

13. brusque

rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

14. cacophony

loud confusing disagreeable sounds

15. camaraderie

the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

16. capricious

determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity

17. carte blanche

complete freedom or authority to act

18. caustic

capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

19. charisma

personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others

20. cloying

overly sweet