Vocab Week 9 Flashcards
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Coercion
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The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats (noun)
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Candor
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The quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness (noun)
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Credulity
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A tendency to be too ready to believe something is real or true (noun)
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Deride
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[with object] express contempt for; ridicule (verb)
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Dogmatic
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Inclined to lie down principles as inconvertibly true (adjective)
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Elucidate
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[with object] make (something) clear; explain (verb)
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Epitome
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A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type (noun)
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Fervor
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Intense and passionate feeling (noun)
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Garrulous
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Extensively talkative, esp. on trivial matters (adjective)
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Incontrovertible
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Not able to be denied or disputed (adjective)
