List 16 Flashcards
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Intransigent
A
Refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion.
1
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Insisdious
A
Appealing but imperceptibly harmful, seductive.
2
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Largess
A
The generous giving of lavish gifts
3
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Latent
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Hidden, but capable of being exposed
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Maudlin
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Weakly sentimental
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Mawkish
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Characterized by sick sentimentality
Same as maudlin
6
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Obfuscate
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To render incomprehensible
To make hard to understand
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Oblique
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Diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward
8
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Polemic
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An aggressive argument against a specific opinion
9
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Portent
A
An omen
