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113 Cards in this Set
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accredit
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to authorize; to certify; to believe
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credence
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belief; acceptance as true
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creditable
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deserving praise
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credulous
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believing too easily; gullible
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creed
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a statement of belief or principle
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CREDO
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"to believe"
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DEUS
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"god"
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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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DIVINO
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"to fortell"
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divine
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1. to fortell by supernatural means
2. to know by intuition or insight |
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divinity
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1. a god or goddess; a divine being
2. the state of being divine 3. the study of Christian theology |
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THEOS
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"god"
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apotheosis
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1. making a god of something; deification
2. a glorified ideal; an essence |
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theocracy
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government by divine power or priests
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theology
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the study of religion
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atheist
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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; belief in all gods
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pantheon
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all the gods of a people or religion. (When capitalized, refers to teh circular domed temple in Rome built in 27 BC and dedicated to all the gods)
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SACER
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"sacred"
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consecrate
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1. to make or declare something sacred
2. to dedicate something to a goal |
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execrate
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to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest;
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sacrament
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something considered to have sacred significance
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sacrilege
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disrespect to something regarded as sacred
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sacrosanct
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sacred (often used ironically)
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SANCTUS
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"holy"
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sanctimonious
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pretending to be righteous
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sanction
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1. approval; support; permission
2. (usually plural) a penalty for breaking with law or custom 3. to approve; to encourage |
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sanctity
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godliness; holiness
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sanctuary
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a sacred place; any place of refuge
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HIEROS
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"holy"
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hierarchy
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a group organized by rank
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hieroglyphic
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1. written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words
2. hard to read |
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expiate
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to make amends for; to atone for
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piety
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religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents
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impious
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sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect
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pittance
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a meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salary
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DOXA
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"opinion"
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dogma
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a system of doctrines put forward by an authority, especially a church, to be absolute truth
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dogmatic
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1. pertaining to dogma
2. expressed in an authoritative or arrogant manner |
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heterodox
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not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions
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GNOS
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"to know"
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agnostic
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a person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of God
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physiognomy
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the art of judging human character by facial features; facial features when regarded as revealing character
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prognosis
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a prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast or prediction
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criterion
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a standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgement can be made
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hypocrisy
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pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have
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MNEMON
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"mindful"
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amnesty
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a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses
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mnemonic
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relating to or assisting the memory
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PHREN
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"heart" "mind" "midriff"
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frenetic
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1. frantic, frenzied
2. a frenzied person |
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schizophrenia
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1. a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, often with delusions and withdrawl from relationship
2. a situation of extreme conflict between choices, loyalties, or ways of life |
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RATIO
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"reason"
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REOR
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"to calculate"
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arraign
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1. (legal) to call to court to answer charges
2. to accuse; to charge with wrongdoing |
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rationale
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the reasons underlying something; often presended as a statement (used with for)
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rationalize
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to provide a rational basis for something; often by faslse or self-serving reasoning
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sapient
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wise; insightful (often used ironically)
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sage
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1. a person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience
2. wise; judicious |
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cognition
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the act of perceiving or knowing
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cognizant
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aware; having knowledge of something
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connoisseur
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an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste
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notorious
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widely and unfavorably known; infamous
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PUTO
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"to reckon"
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compute
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to determine by mathematics
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impute
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to attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault, to a person
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repute
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to assign a reputation to (usuallly used with to be)
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putative
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supposed; reputed
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SAGIO
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"to percieve acutely"
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presage
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1. a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding
2. to give a sign or warning about the future |
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sagacious
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shrewd; having good judgement; perceptive
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conscientious
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1. guided by one's sense of right and wrong
2. thorough; with careful attention |
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plebiscite
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a direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum
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prescience
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knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge
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LITTERA
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"letter"
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alliteration
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the occurance of the same initial sound in several words in succession
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literal
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1. in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning
2. word for word; verbatim 3. concerned mainly with facts; unimaginative |
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literate
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1. able to read and write
2. knowledgeable; educated |
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obliterate
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to do away with completely; to wipe out; erase
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SCRIBO, SCRIP
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"to write"
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ascribe
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to attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin (used with to)
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circumscribe
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1. to draw a line around; to encircle
2. to confine; to limit |
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conscription
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a military draft
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proscribe
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1. to denounce or condem
2. to prohibit; to forbid |
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subscribe
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1. to pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; to place an order by signing
2. to express consent or agreement; to assent 3. to sign one's name to something |
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transcribe
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1. to make a copy of; to write out fully
2. to make a sound recording for later reproduction 3. to arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for |
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ONOMA
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"name" <G.
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acronym
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a word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words
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onomatopoeia
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a word that sounds like the thing it names
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pseudonym
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a fictious name
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NOMEN
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"name" <L.
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ignominious
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shameful; disgraceful
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nomenclature
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a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences
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GRAPH
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"to draw"
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GRAMMA
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"picture"
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epigram
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a short, witty saying
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epigraph
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an inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter
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choreography
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the art of creating dances
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graffiti
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words or drawing scratched or scribbled on a wall
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graphic
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1. relating to the visual arts like drawing, painting, lettering, or engraving
2. giving a vivid description |
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lithograph
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a print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the design to be printed
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topography
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the features of an area, such as its rivers, mountains, and roads
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LEXIS
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"speech"
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eclectic
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consisting of parts selected from various sources
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lexicon
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1. a specialized dictionary
2. the specialized vocabulary of a particular topic or profession |
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LOGOS
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"word"
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analogy
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a comparison between things that are alike in some ways
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apologist
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a person who makes an arguement in support of someone or something
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epilogue
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short concluding section in a literary work
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logo
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a symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution
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logistics
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(used with a singular verb) the organization of supplies and services
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eulogy
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a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially honoring the dead
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