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25 Cards in this Set
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jargon
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specialized language associated with a specific job speciality or field of knowledge
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ambiguous
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unclear in meaning
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subtle
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not immediately obvious
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paramount
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foremost; primary
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cordial
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warm and sincere, friendly, stimulating
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colloquy
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a formal conversation; written dialogue
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to say or do again
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stupid; slow on the uptake; dull, rounded, or not pointed
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rebuke
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to scold or reprimand
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revivify
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to give new energy or new life to something
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soporific |
sleep producing |
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Somnolent |
sleepy |
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sojourn |
visit |
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undaunted |
not discouraged |
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appellation |
name |
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vernacular |
every day language |
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amenable |
agreeable |
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idiom |
idiomatic expression |
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abortive |
interrupted, incomplete |
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narrative |
story |
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melange |
mixture |
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obstinate |
Stubborn, hard headed |
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replicate |
to duplicate, copy |
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verbatim |
in exactly the same words |
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convoluted |
complicated |
