vocab 12 Flashcards

English

1
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Disdain

A

to regard or treat with contempt, to look down upon

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2
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Glower

A

To look or stare angrily or sullenly

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3
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Pejorative

A

describing words of phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone

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4
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Plagiarism

A

the act of passing off as ones own the ideas or writings of another

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5
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Trite

A

unoriginal, overused, stale

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6
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vacuous

A

devoid of matter, empty

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7
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Vilify

A

to make vicious statements about

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8
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Disparage

A

to speak of in a slighting way or negatively, to belittle

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