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Meaning of rhetorical, ostensible, complaisance, dowdy, parapet, gaffe, deliberate, menagerie, paradox, goad
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Meaning of rhetorical (adjective)
having to do with verbal communication; artificial eloquence; bombastic

Example
In posing a rhetorical question, he hoped to get people thinking.
The perception that Gary Hart was spouting rhetorical flourishes enabled fellow Democrat Walter Mondale to score debate points by asking, "Where's the beef?"

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Meaning of ostensible (adjective)
apparent; obvious; professed to be a certain way

Example
The ostensible reason for choosing the girl was for her beauty.

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Meaning of complaisance (noun)
quality of being agreeable or eager to please; acquiescence; graciousness

Example
The complaisance of the new assistant made it easy for the managers to give him a lot of work without worrying that he may complain.

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Meaning of dowdy (adjective)
shabby in appearance; untidy; sloppy

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The dowdy girl had no buttons on her coat and the threads were falling apart.

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Meaning of parapet (noun)
wall for protection; low wall or railing

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The parapet protected the kingdom from the raging army.
The parapet kept the child from falling into the river.

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Meaning of gaffe (noun)
blunder; mistake

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Calling the woman by the wrong name was a huge gaffe.

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Meaning of deliberate (adjective)
intentional; planned; premeditated

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The brother's deliberate attempt to get his sibling blamed for his mistake was obvious to all.

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Meaning of menagerie (noun)
place to keep or a collection of wild or strange animals; zoo

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Little Ryan couldn't wait to visit the zoo to see the menagerie of wild boars.

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Meaning of paradox (noun)
tenet seemingly contradictory or false, but actually true

Example
The paradox seemed so unlikely though it was true.
At first blush, the company's results were a paradox: Sales were down, yet profits were up.

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Meaning of goad (noun)
driving impulse; something which urges or drives

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His goad urged him to pursue the object of his affection.

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