Final words Flashcards

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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Vilify

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2
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very talkative

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Loquacious

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3
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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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Dogmatic

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4
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pompous; grandiloquent

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Bombastic

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5
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burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship

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Onerous

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6
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free from reserve, restraint or dissimulation; candid; sincere; artless; innocent; naive; frank; straightforward; guilteless

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Ingenuous

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7
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having the polish and suavity regards as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities. Reflecting elegance, sophistication

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Urbane

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8
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a universally recognized principle

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Axiom

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9
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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Truculent

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10
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one who hates all other humans

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Misanthrope

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11
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an image-breaker

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Iconoclast

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12
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transparent

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Diaphanous

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13
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of doubtful authority or authenticity

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Apocryphal

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14
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to overwhelm with wordy phrase

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Vituperate

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15
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Obdurate

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16
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on the point of dying

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Moribund

17
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anything forbidden, as by social usage

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Anathema

18
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an explanation; interpretation

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Explication

19
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chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree

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Quixotic

20
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not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc, but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems

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Eclectic