#29-35 Flashcards

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Cryptic

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(adj. ) Having or seeming to have hidden meaning; mysterious or mystifying
(adj. ) Secret or occult; employing or using code or a cipher

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Tirade

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(n) An angry, protracted, harshly censorious speech or rant

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Damp

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(v) To deaden; hold back or retard the energy of stifle, suffocate, restrain

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Tout

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(v) To solicit business, votes, etc., in a persistent or annoying way
(v) To describe or advertise boastfully; promote or praise ecessively

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Fallacious

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(adj. ) Built on unsound logic; containing a fallacy (fallacy=illogical mistake)
(adj. ) Misleading or delusive

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Pragmatic

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(adj.) Practical; dealing in facts or real-world occurrences rather than theories or ideals

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Debacle

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(n) An utter disaster, collapse, or failure

(n) A rout or violent downfall

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