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Vocabulary Set E7
picayune-polemics
Question | Answer | |
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pique | v. To excite a slight degree, slightly provoke as in anger. | His advertisements had really piqued the curiosity of the audience. |
placate | v. To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness. | All of the mother's efforts to placate his tantrum were for naught. |
platitude | n. A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace. | Politicians commonly placate their constituents with platitudes and lip-service. |
polemics | n. The art of controversy or disputation. | The constant refrain of anti-war polemics only serves to confuse the issue. |
picayune | adj. Of small value. | His efforts seem kind of picayune in the grand scheme of things. |