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| aspersion (aeh-SPER-zhun or aeh-SPER-shen) n. | An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander. |
| harangue ("heh-RANG") noun or verb | A long, pompous speech; especially one delivered before a gathering. (noun) |
| jingoism ("JIN-go-iz-em") n. | Extreme chauvinism or nationalism, marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy. |
| ineffable ("in-EFF-uh-ble") adj | Incapable of being expressed in words. |
| mote ("MOWT") n. | Speck of dust. |
| prescient ("PRE-shent") adj | Having foreknowledge of events. |
| recondite (REH-kon-dite) adj | Hidden from sight; concealed. |
| rubicund ("ROO-bi-cund") adjective | Inclined to a healthy rosiness; ruddy. |
| supposititious ("suh-poz-ih-TISH-uhs") adj. | Substituted with fraudulent intent, spurious. |
| vituperative (vi-TOO-per-uh-tiv) adj. | Using or marked by harshly abusive censure. |
