2.2 Lang Vocabulary

Lampoon

to publicly criticize something by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

Bolster

to support or strengthen

Conduit

a means of distributing or transmitting, such as a channel or pipeline

Vexation

the state of being annoyed or frustrated

Conflate

to not properly differentiate

Subversive

seeking to undermine, overthrow, or destroy (an established government, institution, authority, etc;)

Effrontery

audacity

Deference

respect for someone or something

Veracity

truthfulness

Specious

misleadingly attractive (as in an idea/argument)