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30 Cards in this Set
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Rhetoric |
Writing or speaking effectively |
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Subordinate |
To lower in importance, rank, position; to make secondary |
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Indifferent |
Showing no care or interest one way or another |
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Ideology |
System of social beliefs |
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Invective |
Insulting or abusive speech |
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Acquiesce |
To comply in a passive way subjugate ; to submit without protest |
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Subjugate |
To oppress ; bring someone under control of another ; to enslave |
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Nefarious |
Evil |
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Aesthetic |
Having to do with artistic beauty |
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Reiterate |
To repeat |
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Emulate |
To try to copy or surpass a person or thing |
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Volatile |
Highly explosive ; unstable |
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Pervade |
To spread throughout |
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Vex |
To confuse |
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Recrimination |
A bitter coubteraccusation |
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Subtle |
Not obvious ; crafty |
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Insidious |
Sneaky ; treacherous |
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Paradigm |
A model or example |
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Lament |
To mourn |
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Degenerate |
Corrupt ; deteriorate ; break down |
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Deride |
To ridicule |
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Extricate |
To free from difficulty |
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Abnegate |
To deny oneself something ; to reject ; to renounce |
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Insinuate |
To hint ; to creep in |
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Coerce |
To force someone to do or not to do something |
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Trope |
Word used in a new and different way in order to create a figurative sense or effect |
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Intertwined |
Twist or tie together |
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Color blind |
Unaffected by racial prejudice |
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Interstices |
An intervening space, especially a very small one, sort of like being in limbo. |
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Underlying |
Evident only with close inspection |
