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20 Cards in this Set
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cognate
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noun. A word related to another word in a different language
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phonology
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noun. The sound system of a language
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orthography
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noun. The study of a language's writing or spelling system
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rhetoric
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noun. The study of using language effectively
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philology
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noun. Study of the history of language
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syntax
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noun. How words are arranged
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paradigm
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noun. A model for a way of viewing things
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succinct
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adj. Clear and precise; using few words
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inflection
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noun. A change in the form of a word
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rejoinder
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noun. An answer to a reply; witty response
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belie
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verb. To misrepresent
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nefarious
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adj. Infamous
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clandestine
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adj. Done in secret
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perfidious
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adj. Treacherous
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forthright
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adj. Direct, honest
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spurious
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adj. Fake; not authentic
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disingenuous
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adj. Not telling the whole truth
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probity
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noun. Total integrity; uprightness
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dissemble
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verb. To hide one's feelings or motives behind a false appearance
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scrupulous
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adj. Conscientious and exact
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