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101Imperialism — A word of polemical power, analytical imprecision, and historically variant meaning, the term imperialism is used in this volume to describe the period of rapid European expansion in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Imperialism is …
102plausible — a. 1. Specious, colorable, seemingly fair. 2. Fair spoken, glib, using specious arguments …
103gloze — I. v. n. 1. Flatter, cajole, wheedle, fawn, cringe. 2. Explain, expound, comment, gloss, make glosses. II. v. a. Gloss over, put a specious face upon, extenuate, palliate, cover up. III. n. 1. Specious show, gloss, plausible covering. 2. Flattery …
104gloss — I. /glɒs / (say glos) noun 1. a superficial lustre: gloss of satin. 2. an external show; specious appearance. 3. an artfully misleading interpretation. –verb (t) 4. to put a gloss upon. –phrase 5. gloss over, to give a specious interpretation of; …
105gloze — [c]/gloʊz/ (say glohz) verb (glozed, glozing) –verb (t) 1. to palliate with specious talk. –verb (i) 2. Obsolete to make glosses; comment. –noun Obsolete 3. flattery or deceit. 4. a specious show. –phrase 5 …
106plausible — [plô′zə bəl] adj. [L plausibilis < plaudere, to applaud] 1. seemingly true, acceptable, etc.: often implying disbelief 2. seemingly honest, trustworthy, etc.: often implying distrust plausibility n. plausibleness plausibly adv. SYN. PLAUSIBLE… …
107sophist — [säf′ist] n. [L sophista < Gr sophistēs, wise man: see SOPHISM] 1. [often S ] in ancient Greece, any of a group of teachers of rhetoric, politics, philosophy, etc., some of whom were notorious for their clever, specious arguments 2. any person …
108gilded — adjective 1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold (Freq. 2) long aureate (or golden) hair a gold carpet • Syn: ↑aureate, ↑gilt, ↑gold, ↑golden • Similar to: ↑ …
109speciously — adverb in a specious manner • Derived from adjective: ↑specious …
110speciosity — ˌspēshēˈäsəd.ē, sətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English specioustee beauty, from Late Latin speciositat , speciositas, from Latin speciosus beautiful + itat, itas ity 1. : the quality or state of being specious 2. : a specious appearance or… …
