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deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
What is perfidy
100
make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
What is dispel
100
a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person
What is partisan
100
spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely
What is disseminate
100
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice:
What is ostentatious
200
make (something) clear; explain
What is elucidate
200
reduce the severity of (something); soften
What is mollify
200
make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features
What is embellish
200
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
What is metaphor
200
(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it
What is engulf
300
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
What is laconic
300
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
What is euphemism
300
the official power to make legal decisions and judgments
What is jurisdiction
300
the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience
What is expediency
300
showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
What is iridescent
400
carefree and not serious
What is frivolous
400
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness
What is integrity
400
a narrow valley between hills or mountains
What is gorge
400
grossly unfair and morally wrong
What is iniquitous
400
sly or cunning intelligence
What is guile
500
unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor
What is inalienable
500
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
What is harbingers
500
unmannerly intrusion or presumption
What is impertinence
500
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
What is imagery
500
the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.
What is hyperbole