Vocab Flashcards

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Fallacy:

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Def:

A false or mistaken idea

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Assuage:

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To lessen the intensity of something

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Obsequious:

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A fawning attentiveness

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Fawn:

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To show affection

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5
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Vacillate:

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To waver in mind or opinion

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Vis-a-vis:

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In relation to
(Face to face)

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A-propos:

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Being both relevant and opportune

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8
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Dulcet:

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Soothing or calming

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Farce:

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An empty or ridiculous act, proceeding, or situation

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10
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Sycophant:

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A servile self seeking flatter

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Feckless:

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Weak and ineffective

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Juxtaposition

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To place (two things) side by side (as to compare them)
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13
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Taunt:

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A sarcastic or challenging insult

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14
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Repudiate:

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To refuse to accept: disown

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15
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Fatuous:

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Silly or pointless

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