226-270 Flashcards
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Punitive
Inflicting punishment
Abhorrence
Abomination
Enervate
Weaken
Sardonic
Sneering
Soporific
Drowsy
Stentorian
Very loud or powerful in sound
Incessant
Unending
Exemplar
An original or archetype
Jargon
The language peculiar to a particular trade
Aesthetic
Concerned with Notions such as the beautiful and The Ugly
Facade
A superficial appearance
Coquettish
Characteristically flirtatious
Sully
To soil
Specious
Apparently good
Vicarious
Experience in the imagination through another person
Eulogy
A speech In Praise of a person or thing
Crass
Stupid
Paean
Any song of praise
Ebullient
Overflowing with excitement
Conjuncture
The formation of an opinion without sufficient evidence
Morose
Gloomily ill humored
Primogeniture
First born of the same parents
Staunch
Firm or steadfast in principle
Disputatious
Argumentative