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120 Cards in this Set
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accredit
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to authorize
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credence
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Acceptance as true
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creditable
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deserving praise
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credulous
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gullable
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creed
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a statement of belief
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deify
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to make a god of
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deity
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a god or goddess
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divine
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to foretell by supernatural means
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divinty
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a divine being
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apotheosis
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making a god of something
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theocracy
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government by preists
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theology
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the study of religion
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athiest
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a person who believes there is no god
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pantheism
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identifying god with nature
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pantheon
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all of the gods of a people or religion
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consecrate
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to make sacred
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execrate
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to curse or detest
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sacrament
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something with sacred significance
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sacrilege
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disrespecting something sacred
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sacrosanct
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ironically sacred
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sanctimonious
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pretending to be righteous
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sanction
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approval
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sanctity
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godliness
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sanctuary
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a sacred place
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hierchy
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organized by rank
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hierogliphic
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written with pictures
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expiate
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to make amends
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piety
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religious devotion
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impious
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profane
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pittance
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a meager portion
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dogma
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to be absolute truth
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dogmatic
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pertaining to dogma
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heterodox
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unorthodox opinions
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agnostic
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believes nothing proves god real
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physiognomy
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judging human character by facial features
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prognosis
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forecast or prediction
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critierion
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a standard on which a statement is made
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hypocrisy
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pretending to have feelings
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amnesty
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a general pardon
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mnemonic
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relating to memory
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frenetic
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frantic
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schizophrenia
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a mental disorder
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arraign
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to call to court
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rationale
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the reasons for something
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rationalize
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to provide a rational basis
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sapient
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wise
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sage
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an honored person for wisdom
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cognition
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the act of knowing
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cognizant
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aware
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connossieur
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an expert
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notorius
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widely and unfavorably known
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compute
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to calculate
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impute
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to attribute someone
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repute
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to assign a reputation
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putative
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supposed
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presage
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omen
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sagacious
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shrewd
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conscientious
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right and wrong
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plebiscite
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a referendum
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presience
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foresight
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alliteration
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the same sound in words
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literal
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not a metaphorical meaning
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literate
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able to read and write
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obliterate
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to wipe out
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ascribe
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to attribute
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circumscribe
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to encircle
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conscription
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a military draft
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proscribe
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to denounce
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subscribe
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to place an order by signing
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transcribe
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to make a copy
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acronym
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a word composed of first letters
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onomatopoia
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a word that sounds like the thing it names (BOOM)
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pseudonym
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a fictitious name
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ignominious
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shameful
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nomenclature
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a system of naming
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epigram
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a short witty saying
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epigraph
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an inscription
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choereography
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creating dances
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graffiti
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drawings on a wall
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graphic
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visual arts
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lithograph
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printing process
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topography
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the features of an area
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eclectic
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various sources
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lexicon
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a specialized dictionary
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analogy
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a comparison
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apologist
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a person who makes an argument
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epilogue
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concluding section
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logo
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a symbol of identity
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logistics
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the organization of supplies
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eulogy
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poem honoring the dead
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affable
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easy to speak to
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ineffable
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beyond description
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dictatorial
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domineering
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diction
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choice of words
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dictum
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authoritative expression
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ditty
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a simple song
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edict
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a decree or proclamation
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indict
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to issue a scentence for crime
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indite
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ti write or compose
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interdiction
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a prohibition
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jurisdiction
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area of control
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malediction
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a curse
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valediction
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a bidding farewell
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gloss
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explanation of a difficult expression
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polyglot
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able to speak multiple languages
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acclamation
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applause
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clamor
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a loud outcry
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declaim
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to speak loudly
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forensic
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referring to legal procedings
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forum
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central square
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lingo
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unfamiliar language
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lingua franca
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an uncommon tongue
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linguist
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a polyglot
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circumlocution
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using too many words
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colloquiem
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a meeting
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locution
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phraseology
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loquacious
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very talktative
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proverbial
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like a folksaying
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verbatim
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word for word
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verbose
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wordy
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