#29-35 Flashcards
Cryptic
(adj. ) Having or seeming to have hidden meaning; mysterious or mystifying
(adj. ) Secret or occult; employing or using code or a cipher
Tirade
(n) An angry, protracted, harshly censorious speech or rant
Damp
(v) To deaden; hold back or retard the energy of stifle, suffocate, restrain
Tout
(v) To solicit business, votes, etc., in a persistent or annoying way
(v) To describe or advertise boastfully; promote or praise ecessively
Fallacious
(adj. ) Built on unsound logic; containing a fallacy (fallacy=illogical mistake)
(adj. ) Misleading or delusive
Pragmatic
(adj.) Practical; dealing in facts or real-world occurrences rather than theories or ideals
Debacle
(n) An utter disaster, collapse, or failure
(n) A rout or violent downfall