The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart: 1200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should Be Able to Use

The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart: 1200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should Be Able to Use
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Authors: Robert W Bly
Published on: 2009-04-18
Page Count: 256 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
Embeddable: Yes
PDF Available: No
EPUB Available: No
ISBN-13: 9781598698862
ISBN-10: 1598698869
... paparazzi hangs on her every move, Natasha goes out of her way to engage in FLAGITIOUS behavior. flagrante delicto (fluh-grahn-tay di-LIK-toh), noun In the act of committing an offense; most widely used today to describe a couple caught ...

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