Sr Eng Vocab Flashcard 12

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Display meant to invite applause or flattery; showiness; pretentiousness.

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ostentation

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to confuse; to puzzle

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confound

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embarrassment; mortification

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chagrin

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artificial; pretended

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affected

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admonish; rebuke; disapprove

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reprove

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A pretender to knowledge; a fraud.

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charlatan

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tribute; honor; praise

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accolade

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Apparently true but false; misleading; deceptive.

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specious

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abhorrent; abominable; offensive

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odious

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to blame; to find fault

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censure