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1. stramineous<\/strong> — straw-like<\/p>\n

It is hardly worth responding to the <\/em>stramineous arguments of my opponents, who apparently have never read the story of the the Three Little Pigs.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. maudlin<\/strong> — foolishly tearful or sentimental<\/p>\n

Among the travellers of the Mormon Trail were several women poets, who composed fierce though <\/em>maudlin elegies to the children who died upon the journey.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. chaffinch<\/strong> — common finch<\/p>\n

The poor little <\/em>chaffinch is harried from the fruit tree by the malevolent crows.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. nefarious<\/strong> — extremely wicked<\/p>\n

Cicero would rail against Catiline’s <\/em>nefarious plot to the end of his days, knowing as do all good politicians just how to drum up votes and support.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. agon<\/strong> — a conflict, especially between a protagonist and an antagonist in a work of literature<\/p>\n

Small comfort for the slacker prince that he maintained his independence during his <\/em>agon with capitalist society, stuck as he was in his job at the used record store.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. cantrip<\/strong> — magic spell, trick of a witch<\/p>\n

Deceived by the saleswoman’s <\/em>cantrips and enchanted by her beautiful smile, Leon finally signed the contract, little realizing how quickly his life would change.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. refulgent<\/strong> — brightly shining<\/p>\n

Her metallic silver high-top sneakers were <\/em>refulgent beneath the stage lights.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. tropology<\/strong> — the use of tropes or figures of speech<\/p>\n

The film <\/em>Team America is a devastating critique of the <\/em>tropology of current “blockbuster” movies.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. forte<\/strong> — a specialty or exceptional ability of a person<\/p>\n

His <\/em>forte is stopping conversation dead with his inappropriate jokes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. purport<\/strong> — to claim or profess<\/p>\n

Advertising <\/em>purports to inform us of new products which may be of interest, but of course is driven by pecuiary interests of the manufacturers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. stramineous — straw-like It is hardly worth responding to the stramineous arguments of my opponents, who apparently have never read the story of the the Three Little Pigs.   2. maudlin — foolishly tearful or sentimental Among the travellers of the Mormon Trail were several women poets, who composed fierce though maudlin elegies to … <\/p>\n

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