#2 26-50 Flashcards by heather chang | Brainscape

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irreverence

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Blasphemy

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Mild

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Bland

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Cheerful

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Blithe

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Pompous in language

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Bombastic

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unjustified boasting

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Braggadocio

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a group plotting secretly

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Cabal

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insensitive

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Callous

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to coax

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cajole

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a false, malicious accusation

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calumny

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a capricious notion; a whim

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vagary

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universal

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catholic

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sharp, biting

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caustic

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speed

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Celerity

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A pretender to knowledge; a quack

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charlatan

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to condemn

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Censure

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briefness

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brevity

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to reconcile

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conciliate

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to annoy or vex

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chafe

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deception

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chicanery

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fantastically visionary or improbable

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chimerical

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to take exception to; to object

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demur

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warm, hearty, and sincere

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cordial

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to agree, to acquiesce (noun or verb)

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assent

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perceptive; showing insight and understanding

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discerning

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Immature

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callow

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guess (noun or verb)

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conjecture