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. Specious1) apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. 2) pleasing to the eye but deceptive. 4. Abstemious 1) sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. 2) sparing: an abstemious diet. 5. Euphemism 1) the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be harsh. 2) the expression so substituted: To pass away is a euphemism for to die. 6. Persiflage - light way of talk or treating a subject Bantering an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks
Frivolous 1) characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct. 2) self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose. Flippant frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; e.g : The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
8. Raze to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: e.g : to raze a row of old buildings.