Week Nine Vocab Flashcards

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mountebank

(noun)- a trickster or swindler; a charlatan

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Synonyms: imposter, quack
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interstice

(noun) - a small narrow space between things or parts of things

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Synonyms: gap, slot, crevice
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paean

noun - a song of praise, joy, or triumph

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persiflage

(noun) - lighthearted joking, talking, or writing

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pragmatic
(adj)- concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing with actions and results rather than with abstract theory.

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