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Lesson 15 Befuddle, Chutzpah, Complacent, Connive, Crass, Fallacy, Hypercritical, Indiscreet, Laudable, Liege, Noxious, Odium, Pandemonium, Parsimonious, Verbose
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Befuddle V. to confuse; to perplex SYN: bewilder; fluster
ANT: clarify; elucidate
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Chutzpah N. nerve; audacity SYN: brazenness; effrontery ANT: timidity
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Complacent Adj. self-satisfied; smug SYN: assured; confident
ANT: humble
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Connive V. to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing SYN: conspire
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Crass Adj. coarse; tasteless SYN: crude ANT: refined
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Fallacy N. a mistaken notion; a misconception ANT: truth
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Hypercritical Adj. overcritical; too severe in judgment
SYN: faultfinding ANT: lax
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Indiscreet Adj. not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action SYN: flagrant; tactless ANT: prudent
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Laudable Adj. worthy of praise; commendable SYN: admirable
ANT: execrable
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Liege N. a lord, master, or sovereign SYN: king ANT: commoner; servant
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Noxious Adj. harmful to the health SYN: injurious ANT: harmless
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Odium N. hatred SYN: abhorrence ANT: love; adoration
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Pandemonium N. a wild disorder, noise, or confusion
SYN: chaos; tumult; din ANT: order; calm
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Parsimonious Adj. excessively thrifty; stingy SYN: cheap
ANT: extravagant
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Verbose Adj. using more words than are needed; wordy SYN: prolix
ANT: terse; concise; succinct
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