Word Smart Ch.3
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adamant | extremely stubborn |
| brusque | describing a rude |
| candor | openness |
| cavil | to nitpick |
| compelling | forceful and convincing |
| didactic | intended to insrtuct |
| disparage | to speak of in a negative way |
| emphatic | expressed with forceful speech |
| facetious | playfully humorous |
| frank | straightforward |
| fulminate | to explode |
| garrulous | tiresomely talkative |
| laconic | using few words; not talkative |
| lament | to express grief; to mourn; to regret |
| pejorative | describing words to belittle others |
| rapport | relationship of mutual trust and affinity |
| repartee | a swift and witty reply |
| tactic | implied but not expressed |
| trite | unoriginal overused |
| wry | dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony |
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