Vocabulary #2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Blandishment | something as an action or speech that tends to flatter, coax, or entice [n] |
| Captious | faultfinding or difficult to please [adj] |
| Confabulate | to converse informally or chat [v] |
| Dilettante | a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement |
| Hackneyed | banal, unoriginal |
| Incommensurable | Having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison [adj] |
| Interpolate | To introduce between other things or parts [v] |
| Mawkish | nauseating or insipin in flavor, smell, etc {adj] |
| Nettle | To irritate, annoy, or provoke {v] |
| Perfervid | very fervid or extremely ardent [adj] |
| Pellucid | transparent or clear [adj] |
| Polemic | a controversial argument, as one against some opinion or doctrine [n] |
| Polysemous | of words; having many meanings [adj] |
| Pugnacious | inclined to quarrel or fight readily; belligerent [adj] |
| Quietus | anything that serves to be squashed, eliminated, or killed [n] |
| Recalcitrant | resisting authority or control; not obediant [adj] |
| Redoubtable | that is to be feared; formidable [adj] |
| Supercilious | displaying arrogant pride, scorn, or indifference [adj] |
| Syncretistic | the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles |
| Umbrage | offense; annoyance or displeasure [n] |
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