Annotation Terms: William Congreve Flashcards by John Blood

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polite term, to cushion or soften a more direct and accurate term.

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Euphemism

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hostility, aversion, dislike, distate

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antipathy

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optimistic, buoyant, confident, cheerful

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sanguine

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teasing banter, ragging,

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raillery

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pompous, ranting, verbose

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bombastic

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wide-ranging, varied, multifaceted

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eclectic

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sophisticated, debonair, cultivated

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urbane

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urbane, sophisticated, elegant

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suave

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elucidate, interpret,

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explication

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accepted truth, truism, proposition

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axiom

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opinionated, peremptory, emphatic

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dogmatic

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defiant, aggressive, pugnacious

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truculent

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disparage, denigrate, revile, belittle

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vilify

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burdensome, oppressive, inconvenient

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onerous

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garrulous, voluble, effusive, profuse

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loquacious

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skeptic, grouch, recluse

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misanthrope

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optimistic, confident

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sanguine

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insubstantial, gossamer, delicate

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diaphanous

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nonconformist, dissident, disruptor

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iconoclast

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invective, castigation, condemnation

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vituperation