Nouns Flashcards

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Veracity

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Truthfulness, accuracy

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Clemency

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Mercy

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Calumny

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An attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies

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Circumlocution

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The use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea

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Curmudgeon

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Cranky person, usually old

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Boon

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A gift or blessing

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Grandiloquence

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Lofty, pompous language

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Candor

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Honesty, frankness

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