INSINCERE + PREVENT/OBSTRUCT + FUNNY Flashcards
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INSINCERE
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dissemble, fulsome, ostensible, unctuous
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dissemble
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to give false appearance to; to feign
3
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fulsome
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excessively and insincerely lavish; overdone; (disgusting)
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ostensible
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outwardly appearing as such, pretended; (apparent)
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unctuous
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characterized by excessive piousness; (oily)
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dissemble, fulsome, ostensible, unctuous
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INSINCERE
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PREVENT/OBSTRUCT
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discomfit, forfend
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discomfit
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(to confuse); to frustrate the plan of
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forfend
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(to defend); to prevent
10
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discomfit, forfend
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PREVENT/OBSTRUCT
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FUNNY
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droll, facetious, flippant, gibe, raillery, riposte, simper
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droll
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humorous in an odd way
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facetious
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amusing, humorous
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flippant
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lacking in seriousness, shallow
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gibe
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to taunt, to deride
