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27 Cards in this Set
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Evolutionary
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gradually, unfolding, overdeveloped
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Revolutionary
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causing or resulting form radical change
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Laconism
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quality of conciseness and economy in use of words
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Eloquence
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expressiveness in the use of words
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Revolve
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turn around and around
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Magnate
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imperial person, as in the comercial world
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Magnanimous
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unselfish, generous, and noble in motives
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Verbal
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using words easily; vocal
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Verbiage
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style of word usage; type of words
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Verbosity
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wordiness, quality of using excess words
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Magniloquence
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elegance in word usage
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Garrulity
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quality of chattering on and on about trivia
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Volubility
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fluency and ease in speech
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Verbatim
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word for word
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Magnum Opus
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masterpiece; great artistic work
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Cogency
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persuasiveness and forcefulness in speech or writing through closely reasoned logic
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ex
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out
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re
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back
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opero
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to work
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opus
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work
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-fy
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to make
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animus
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mind
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garrio
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chatter
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volvo
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roll
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verbum
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word
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grandus
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grand
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magnus
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big
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