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12 Cards in this Set
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canard
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deliberately misleading story. The reporter's article about government was a canard.
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histrionics
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dramatic exaggeration of emotion for effect. She was big on histrionics.
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ersatz
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false or artificial (ersatz coffee)
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mendacious
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false, untrue. Don't tell me mendacious things just to make me feel better
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aspersion
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The act of defaming or slandering. (Cleopatra's asp)
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inveigh
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to attack with words, inveigh against
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objurgate
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to scold, sue at law. The prosecutor objurgated the defendant.
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calumny
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slander. The idea that Mark was having an extramarital affair was calumny.
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obloquy
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1. Abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny: "I have had enough obloquy for one lifetime" (Anthony Eden).
2. The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; ill repute. Ignominy. |
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venal
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to be corrupt, capable of being bought. Plunkitt of Tamanny Hall was venal on good days.
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vicissitude
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The quality of being changeable; mutability. The vicissitude of the sea is fascinating.
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dilettante
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beginner/amateur
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