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36 Cards in this Set
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ADULATION |
excessive flattery or admiration |
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CENSURE |
noun:a formal rebuke or expression of disaproval Verb: to criticize |
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DISSEMBLE |
to disguise or conceal motives or intentions |
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SYNTAX |
the way words are arranged in a sentence, sentence structure |
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COMPOUND SENTENCE |
a sentence with more than one subject or predicate |
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DISSIMULATION |
Concealment of thoughts, feelings, or character |
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DROLL |
Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement |
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EXPECTORATE |
To cough or spit out |
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ABERATION |
A departure from what is normal, typically unwelcome |
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AESTHETIC |
Pertaining to beauty |
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PALPATATE |
Examine by touchance for medical reasons |
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PEREMPTORY |
insisting on immediate attention or obedience in a brusque way |
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PUSSILANIMOUS |
Showing a lack of determination or courage |
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SURFEIT |
Noun: an excessive amount of something Verb: cause someone to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed it to excess |
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ALLAY |
To diminish or put to rest |
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CAPACIOUS |
Having a lot of room |
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COLLOQUIAL |
Slang or common language which is informal ( dude) |
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CONNOTATIVE |
The interpretive level of a word based on associated images and not the literal meaning (he'said a dog) |
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DIURNAL |
Of or during the day |
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EXTRICATE |
Free from a constraint or difficulty |
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IGONOMINIOS |
Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame (taboo) |
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PATHOS |
ano appeal to emotion |
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PARODY |
Ano effort to ridicule or make fun of a work by writing a comic interpretation |
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MITIGATE |
To make something less severe or p |
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PALPITATE |
to beat strongly and rapidly |
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PHLEGMATIC |
Not easily upset, excited, or angered |
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PERIODIC SENTENCE |
Presents main clause at the end of the sentence for emphasis Ex: in spite of heavy snow, the game continued |
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SEMICOLON |
a punctuation mark indicating a pause in between two clauses that I'd more pronounced than a comma |
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PROPITIOS |
Likely to have or produce good results |
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PROSTRATE |
Lying flat with your body turned to the ground |
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ACQUIESE |
To accept or agree to or allow something reluctantly by not arguing |
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AMITY |
Friendly relationships between groups or nations |
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ARDUOUS |
Very difficult, requiring strenuous effort |
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GESTALT |
The general quality or character of something, perceiving something as the whole |
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ASSIDUOUS |
hard working |
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DIGRESSION |
straying from the main point |
