Meretricious

apparently attractive but in reality not having any value; tawdry (can be used on both physical and non-physical things)

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Today in words that do NOT mean what I thought they meant (joining effluvium and meretricious): "effete". I thought it was, basically, a short form of effeminate. It is not!

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Here Sutra refers to a collection of aphorism in the form of a manual. It is used to describe "claptrap or meretricious attempts to catch popular favor or applause." : 38–39  Logos is also related to the rational appeal that speakers use to persuade their audience through the usage of

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It is used to describe "claptrap or meretricious attempts to catch popular favor or applause." Occasionally gears were used between shafts to change speed rather than belts and different-sized pulleys, but this seems to have been relatively uncommon. These plugs are common on older fax machines and

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