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24 Cards in this Set
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allocate
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to assign
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circumlocution
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the use of un-necessary words in expressing an opinion
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colloquy
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a formal conversation or confrence
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elucidate
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to make clear by explanation
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literati
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the educated class
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localism
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savagery expression or manner typical of specific region.
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loquacious
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excessively talkative
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luminary
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a very famous person / a source of light
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obliterate
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to make undecipherable
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pellucid
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extremely clear
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relocate
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to locate again
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semiliterate
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barely able to read or write
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amanuensis
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take diction rapidly humorous ussage
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commemorate
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honor the memory of someone as in a celebration
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emancipate
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to set free from bondage or slavery
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mandate
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authoritative command or popular charge
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matriarch
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woman who rules in a family or tribe
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memorandum
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a short note
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matriculate
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to enroll in a college or university
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matrix
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kind of mold or casting or form fom which things are produced
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media
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collected means of communication operating between events of the public.
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mediate
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settle a disposition b/w parties through comprimise
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mediocrity
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condition of being ordinary -low quality
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memorabilia
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collecting objects or info from the past
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