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41 Cards in this Set
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Assertion
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A declaration or statement
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Cogent
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Convincing, reasonable
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Coherent
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Logically connected
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Cohesive
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Condition of sticking together
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Didactic
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Intended to instruct
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Discourse
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Conversation
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Eloquence
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The ability to speak vividly or persuasively
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Fluid
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Easily flowing
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Implication
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The act of suggesting or hinting
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Lucid
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Easily understood
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Rhetoric
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The art of using language effectively and persuasively
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Arbiter
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A judge who decides a dispute
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Biased
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Prejudiced
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Exculpate
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To free from guilt or blame
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Impartial
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Unbiased
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Incontrovertible
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Not able to be denied or disputed
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Integrity
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Trustworthiness
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Objectivity
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Treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudice
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Plausible
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Seemingly valid or acceptable
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Substantiated
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Supported with proof or evidence
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Vindicated
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Freed from blame
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Condescending
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Treating people as weak or inferior
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Contemptuous
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Feeling hatred, scornful
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Despotic
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Exercising absolute power
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Dictatorial
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Domineering or oppressively overbearing
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Disdain
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Noun: contempt
Verb: to look down on |
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Haughty
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Arrogant, vainly proud
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Imperious
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Overbearing
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Patronizing
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Treating in a condescending manner
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Convoluted
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Intricate, complex
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Cryptic
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Difficult to comprehend
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Futile
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Pointless
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Impede
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To slow the progress of
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Obscure
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Adjective: unknown
Verb: To conceal |
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Quandary
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A state of uncertainty or perplexity
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Insipid
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Uninteresting, unchallenging
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Lament
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To express grief for
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Listless
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Lacking energy
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Melancholy
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Sadness
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Torpor
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Laziness, inactivity, dullness
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