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15 Cards in this Set
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An introductory fact or circumstance; especially: one indicating what is to follow |
Preamble |
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One that precedes and indicates the approach of another: PREDECESSOR |
Precursor |
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An instrumental musical composition typically of three or four movements |
Sonata |
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A subjective unit of loudness for an average listener equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz sound |
Sone |
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Recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct: COUNSEL |
Advice |
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A telephone equipped for transmission of video as well as audio signals so that users can see each other |
Videophone |
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Enough said — used to indicate that something left unsaid may or should be inferred |
Verbum sap |
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Deliberate distortion of the sense of a word (as in punning) |
Verbicide |
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Containing more words than necessary: wordy |
Verbose |
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To hasten the progress or development of |
Accelerate |
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To shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense: CONDENSE |
Abridge |
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To spout forth: GUSH: to emit in a stream: SPOUT |
Jet |
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To throw in between or among other things |
Interject |
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To put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done, delay |
Procrastinate |
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The act or process or an instance of naming |
Nomenclature |
