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56 Cards in this Set
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Admonish
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to reprove; express warning or disapproval
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Advocate
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to support
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Anthology
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collection of literature from many different authors
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Apprise
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to inform
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approbation
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expression of approval
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articulate
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well-spoken
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Aver
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to confirm
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brevity
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shortness, briefness
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candor
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honesty, frankness, sincerity
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circumspect
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discreet, careful, prudent
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cogent
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convince
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corroborate
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confirm, support
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diffident
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lacking confidence, shy
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disabuse
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to set right
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discourse
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conversation
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discretion
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ability to make responsible decision
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dissertation
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논문
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elegy
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mournful poem at the funeral
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eloquent
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well-spoken, articulate
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enumerate
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list individually, number one by one
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equivocate
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use ambiguous language to confuse
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eulogy
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mournful speech at funeral
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euphemism
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replacement of harsh words with mild ones
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exculpate
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to exonerate, free from blame
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extemporaneous
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애드리브, improvised
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fawn
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flatter
-you should be fawning all over me |
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glib
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lacking depth, shallow
-she tried not to sound so glib about the topic |
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goad
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to incite, urge on, set in action
-He goaded her on to more daring revelations |
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implicit
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implied but not directly stated
tacit-understood w/o stating it |
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impose
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compel or require;
forcibly put in place |
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inquisitive
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curious, questioning
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laconic
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use of few words; terse
not garrulous |
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laud
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public praise
-Obituary lauded him as being a brave soldier |
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loquacious
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garrulous
extremely talkative |
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Lucid
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clear, easily understood
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mollify
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to appease, soothe; placate
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parody
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humorous imitation
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pertinent
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related, germane (related)
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platitude
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superficial remark. overused
unoriginal, 진부한 boring |
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propitiate
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to appease;
to conciliate- stop from being angry or discontented |
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rescind
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invalidate; to repeal
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rhetoric
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art or study of effective use of language
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval
-project was sanctioned by the Gov |
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shrill
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high pitched sound, screeching
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soliloquy
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monologue
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stanza
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couple of sentences or verses in poem
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subpoena
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court order to appear at the court for testimony
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subtle
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difficult to understand or discern
abstruse, not conspicuous |
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succinct
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brief and concise
-wanted the paper to be short and succinct -brevity |
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tacit
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implied, not explicitly stated
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taciturn
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not talkative; laconic, terse
opp of loquacious |
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tact
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discerning and sensitive use of speech
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tout
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public praise or promote
in FM JJ was touted by the crowd for winning the championship |
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validity
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truthfulness, soundness
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veracity
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truthfulness, honesty
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wheedle
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to coax, to persuade through the use of flattery or smooth talk
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