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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| meretricious, meritorious (adjs.) |
| Meretricious means “fake, flashy, tawdry, attractive but bad, like a prostitute”: His arguments seemed attractive at first, but they proved to be meretricious through and through. Meritorious means “deserving of praise, reward, and honor”: Her citation was for meritorious service. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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