Sciolism is a noun meaning pretentious display of superficial knowledge.
“Jeopardy” is a display of sciolism as three contestants compete to see who is the best.
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March 26, 2014
Obdurate is an adjective describing someone or something as either unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn or stubbornly resistant to moral influence, refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
The obdurate consulting detective resisted the little girl’s crocodile tears knowing full well she was the puppet of a psychotic criminal.
March 25, 2014
Turgid is an adjective describing something or someone as either swollen, congested or pompous, high-flown.
After winning the Super Bowl in his rookie season, the star quarterback developed a turgid ego due to the enormous amount of companies clamoring for his endorsement.
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