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24 Cards in this Set
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Aud
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having to do with hearing
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audible.com
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Auditor
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a person who conducts an audit, a listener
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auctioning off
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Inaudible
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unable to be heard
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deaf
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Auditory
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of or relating to the sense of hearing
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auditorium
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Son
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sound
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sonar
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Sonata
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a composition for an instrumental soloist, several parts
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sheet music
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Dissonate
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lacking harmony, clashing
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poor music
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Resonace
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the quality in a sound of being deep, full, reverberating
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good bass
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Phon
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sound
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phone
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Symphony
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an elaborate musical composition of full orchestra, four parts
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sonata
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Phonetic
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of or relating to speech sounds, symbols and sounds
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how words sound
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Cacophony
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a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
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rough music
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Dic
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to speak
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diction
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Contradiction
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combination of statements that opposed to one another
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opposites
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Diction
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choice and use of words and phrases in speech and writing
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how we say what we say
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Edict
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official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
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verdict
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Voc/Vok
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has to do with speaking, calling and using the voice
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vocal
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Evocative
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bring strong images, memories or feeling to mind
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evoking a thought
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Irrevocable
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not able to be changed, final
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irreversible
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Vociferous
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(person/ speech) vehement or clamorous
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violent words
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Loc/ Loqu
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to talk
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eloquent
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Eloquent
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fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
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moving, powerful language
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Cicumlocution
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use of many words where fewer words would do, an attempt to be vague
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adding more words as a distraction
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Laquacious
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tending to talk a great deal
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talkative
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