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Term Definition
sycophant insincere, obsequious flatterer
sophistry plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
expurgate to remove objectionable content before publication or release
pejorative disparaging, belittling, insulting
impugn to attack as false or questionable
flagrant extremely shocking or noticible
embelish to exagerate
gratuitous inessential and unnecesary
lugubrious mournaful or gloomy to an exxagerated or ludicrous degree
vicarious felt or undergone as if taking part in the experience or feelings of another
vignette a short scene or story
felicitous admirably suited; apt
belie to misrepresent
duplicitous deliberately deceptive
mendacious lying; untruthful
specious having the ring of plausibility but actually false
jaded worn out; wearied
flag to decline in vigor or strength
impetus an impelling force or stimulus
whimsical unpredictable

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Created October 4, 2008
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  1. felicitous → admirably suited; apt - 5 misses
  2. specious → having the ring of plausibility but actually false - 4 misses
  3. flagrant → extremely shocking or noticible - 3 misses
  4. duplicitous → deliberately deceptive - 3 misses
  5. gratuitous → inessential and unnecesary - 3 misses
  6. sophistry → plausible but misleading or fallacious argument - 3 misses
  7. embelish → to exagerate - 2 misses