vocab final Flashcards
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tenuous
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thin or weak, lacking a sound basis
2
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garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters
3
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facetious
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finding humor in sensitive matters
4
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homily
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a sermon
5
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent
6
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deleterious
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harmful, injuries
7
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nugatory
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of no real value, worthless
8
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soporific
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causing or tending to cause sleep
9
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imprecation
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a curse
10
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desiccated
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lacking spirit, dehydrated or powdered
11
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inimitable
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not capable of being imitated
12
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double entendre
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a word capable of having two interpretations
13
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folksy
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sociable, friendly, informal, casual, or familiar in style
14
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churlish
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rude, vulgar
15
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euphemism
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the substitution of an agreeable expression to one that may offend
