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30 Cards in this Set
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Rhetoric
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- noun using language effectively to please or
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Sardonic-
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adj. disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
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Brevity
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-noun the attribute of being brief or fleeting; the use of brief expressions
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Unimpaired-
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adj. not damaged or diminished in any respect
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Pith-
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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Audacious-
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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless
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Overhaul-
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make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; travel past
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Exhortation-
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a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action;
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Interlarded-
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adj. showing fear and lack of confidence; lacking conviction or boldness or
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Timid-
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adj. showing fear and lack of confidence; lacking conviction or boldness or courage;
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Puckish
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naughtily or annoyingly playful
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Incessantly
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adv. with unflagging resolve
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spectacle
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a blunder that makes you look ridiculous
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Proceeds
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- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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Pruning
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noun the act of trimming a plant; something that has been pruned off of a plant
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Revulsion
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noun intense aversion
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Whimsical
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adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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Predicament-
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noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
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Prolixity
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noun boring verbosity
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Audacity
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noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; fearless daring
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Puckish
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naughtily or annoyingly playful
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Incessantly
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adv. with unflagging resolve
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spectacle
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a blunder that makes you look ridiculous
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Proceeds
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- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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Pruning
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noun the act of trimming a plant; something that has been pruned off of a plant
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Revulsion
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noun intense aversion
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Whimsical
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adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
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Predicament-
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noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
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Prolixity
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noun boring verbosity
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Audacity
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noun aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; fearless daring
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