vocab week 2 Flashcards
1
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inflammatory
A
tending to arouse anger
2
Q
ludicrous
A
causing laughter because of absurdity
3
Q
nonchalant
A
coolly unconcerned
4
Q
patronizing
A
displaying an offensively condescending manner
5
Q
poignant
A
keenly distressing to the feelings
6
Q
reminiscent
A
awakening memories of something similar
7
Q
sentimental
A
weakly emotional
8
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sophomoric
A
intellectually pretentious
9
Q
vitriolic
A
scathing
10
Q
ominous
A
foreboding
11
Q
cognitive dissonance
A
when beliefs are inconsistent, individuals experience cognitive conflict
