Week Seventeen Vocab Flashcards

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tendentious

(adj) - intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause

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Synonyms: partial

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systemic

(adj) - of or pertaining to the entire body; relating to a system or systems

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Synonyms: extensive, comprehensive

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vicissitude

(noun) - a change, variation, alteration

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Synonyms: fluctuation, vacillation

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bruit

(verb) - to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors

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Synonyms: broadcast, blazon

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contumelious

(adj) - insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive

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Synonyms: vituperative, scurrilous, excoriating

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