Vocab Words 13-21 (Eng IV)

specious

• having a deceptive appeal or quality
• having an unnatural or false appearance or quality
• optimistic, cheerful
• vague or indistinct

strident

• having an unnatural or false appearance or quality
• in a manner that is unable to be stopped' relentless
• having a deceptive appeal or quality
• having the ability to put one at ease or win one over

urabne

• possessing especially good manners; polished; charming/rustic
• having a harsh, loud, insistent quality
• possessing especially good manners; polished; charming/rustic
• in a manner that is unable to be stopped' relentless

contrived

• vague or indistinct
• in a manner that is unable to be stopped' relentless
• having an unnatural or false appearance or quality
• not easily interpreted; mysterious

nebulous

• in a manner that is unable to be stopped' relentless
• vague or indistinct
• optimistic, cheerful
• having a deceptive appeal or quality

disarming

• having an unnatural or false appearance or quality
• having the ability to put one at ease or win one over
• possessing especially good manners; polished; charming/rustic
• not easily interpreted; mysterious

sanguine

• optimistic, cheerful
• in a manner that is unable to be stopped' relentless
• possessing especially good manners; polished; charming/rustic
• vague or indistinct

inexorably

• vague or indistinct
• having a harsh, loud, insistent quality
• having a deceptive appeal or quality
• in a manner that is unable to be stopped' relentless

inscrutable

• not easily interpreted; mysterious
• having an unnatural or false appearance or quality
• possessing especially good manners; polished; charming/rustic
• optimistic, cheerful

The salesman's _______________ claims about the miraculous benefits of the product were quickly debunked by scientific evidence.