2. 1. Inundate
To inundate means to
quickly fill up or overwhelm,
just like a flood.
Example :
As a teacher, you can
expect to have a room full
of students who will
inundate you with
questions
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3. 2. Disingenuous
Someone who is disingenuous is
slightly dishonest and insincere
in what they say.
Example :
The pharmaceutical
manufacturer was clearly
disingenuous when it knowingly
placed the dangerous drug on
the market.
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4. 3. Invective
Invective is rude and
unpleasant things that
people shout at people they
hate or are angry with.
Example :
The newspaper’s invective
of the novel really made the
author angry.
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5. 4. Laconic
Laconic is an adjective that describes a
style of speaking or writing that uses
only a few words, often to express
complex thoughts and ideas.
Example :
During the laconic phone call, the
divorcing spouses only said what was
absolutely necessary.
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6. 5. Verbose
Using or containing more
words than are necessary.
Example :
Since I do not enjoy
reading long books, I avoid
verbose authors who write
tales that exceed five
hundred pages in length.
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