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15 Cards in this Set
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Lexicon |
a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary used in a particular field or place. |
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Hue |
a shade of a given color. |
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Sanction |
permission; support. |
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Altercation |
a heated argument. |
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Ominous |
threatening; foreboding evil. |
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Galvanize |
to startle into sudden activity. |
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Exhort |
to urge on with stirring words. (Encourage). |
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Audacity |
rude boldness; nerve. |
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Evince |
to demonstrate clearly; to prove. |
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Hyperbole |
extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally. |
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Expedient |
practical; providing an immediate advantage (Especially when serving one's own self-interest). |
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Incarcerate |
to put into prison; to confine. |
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Incisive |
sharp; keen cutting straight into the heart of the matter. |
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Implacable |
unable to be appeased or pacified. |
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Pertinent |
having to do with the subject at hand; relevant. |
