Vocab Ap Lit 1-8

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accredit

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v. to authorize; to certify; to believe

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credence

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n. Belief; accpetance as true

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creditable

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adj. Deserving praise

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credulous

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adj. believing too easily; gullible

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creed

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n. A statement of believe or principle

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deify

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v. to make a god of

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deity

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n. a god or goddess

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divine

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v. 1. to foretell by supernatural means
2. to know by intuition or insight

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divinity

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n. 1. a god or godess; a divine being
2. the state of being divine
3. The study of Christian theology

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apotheosis

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n 1. Making a god of something; deification
2. a glorified ideal; an essence

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theocracy

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government by divine power or priests

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theology

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n. the study of religion

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atheist

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n. A person who believes there is no god

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pantheism

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identifying god with nature; believe in all gods

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pantheon

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n. All the gods of a people or religion

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consecrate

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v. 1. to make or declare something sacred
2. to dedicate something to a goal

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execrate

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v. to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest

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sacrament

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n. Something considered to have sacred significance

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sacrilege

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n. Disrespect to something regarded as sacred

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sacrosanct

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adj sacred

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sanctimonious

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adj. Pretending to be righteous

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sanction

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n. 1. Approval; support; permission
2. a penalty for breaking with law or custom
v. to approve; to encourage

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sanctity

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n. Godliness; holiness

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sanctuary

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n. A sacred place; any place of refuge

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hierarchy

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n. a group organized by rank

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hieroglyphic

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adj 1. written with pictures to rperesent sounds or meanings of words
2. Hard to read

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expiate

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v. To make amends for; to atone for

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piety

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n. Religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents

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impious

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adj. Sacrilegious; profane; lacking appropriate reverence or respect

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pittance

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n. A meager portion of anything, especially an allowance or salery

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dogma

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n. A system of doctrines put forward by an authority, especially a church, to be absolute

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dogmatic

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adj. 1. Pertaining to dogma
2. Expressed in an authoritative or arrogant manner

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heterodox

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adj. Not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions

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agnostic

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n. A person who believes nothing can be known about the existence of a god

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physiognomy

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n. The art of judging human character by facial features; facial features when regarded as revealing character

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prognosis

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n. A prediction of the outcome of a disease; any forecast or prediction

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criterion

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n. A standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgment can be made

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hypocrisy

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n. Pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have

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amnesty

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n. A general pardon for offenders, especially for politcal offesnes

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mnemonic

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adj. Relating to or assiting the memory
n. A device used in remembering

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frentic

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adj. Frantic; frenzied

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schizophrenia

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n. 1. a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, often with delusions and withdrawal from relationships
2. A situation of extreme conflict between choices, loyalties, or ways of life.

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arraign

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v. 1. to call to court to answer charges
2. To accuse; to charge with wrongdoing

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rationale

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n. The reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement

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rationale

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v. To provide a rational basis for something, often by false or self-serving reasoning

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Sapient

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adj. Wise ; insightful (often used ironically)

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sage

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n. A person, usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience
adj. Wise; judicious

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cognition

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n. The act of perceiving or knowing

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cognizant

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adj. Aware; having knowledge of something

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connoisseur

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n. An expert or very discriminating person, expecially in matters of art and taste

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notorious

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adj. Widely and unfavorable known; infamous

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compute

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v. To determine by mathematics

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impute

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v. To attribute or ascribe a quality, especially a fault to a person

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repute

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v. To assign a reputation to (usually used with to be)

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putative

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adj. Supposed; reputed

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presage

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n. A sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen, foreboding

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sagacious

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adj. Shrewd; having good judgment; perceptive

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conscientious

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adj. 1. guided by one's sense of right and wrong
2. Thorough; with careful attention

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plebiscite

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n. A direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an imporant matter; a referendum

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prescience

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n. Knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge

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alliteration

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n. The occurence of the same initial sound in several words in succession

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literal

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adj. 1. In accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase; not its metaphorical meaning
2. Word for word; verbatim
3. Concerned mainly wiht facts; unimaginative

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literate

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adj. 1. Able to read and write
2. Knowledgeable; educated

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obliterate

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v. To do away with completly; to wipe out; erase

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ascribe

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v. To attribute to a particular cause, source, or origen (used with to)

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circumscribe

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v. 1. To draw a line around; to encircle
2. To confine; to limit

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conscription

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n. A military draft

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proscribe

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v. 1. To denounce or condemn
2. To prohibit; to forbid

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subscribe

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v.l 1. To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something to place an order by signing
2. To express consent or agreement; to assent
v. To sign one's name to something

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transcribe

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v. 1. To make a copy of; to write out fully
2. To make a sound recording for later reproduction
3. To arrange music for an instrument different from the one first composed for

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acronym

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n. A word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words

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onomatopoeia

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n. A word that sounds like the thing it names

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pseudonym

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n. A fictitious name

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ignominious

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adj. Shameful; disgraceful

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nomenclature

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n. a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences

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epigram

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n. A short, witty saying

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epigraph

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n. An inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter

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choreography

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n. The art of creating dances

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graffiti

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n. Words or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall

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graphic

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adj. 1. Relating to the visual arts like drawing, painting, lettering, or engraving

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lithograph

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n. a print produced by a pringitn process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the design to be printed

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topography

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n. The features of an area, such as its rivers, mountains, and roads

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eclectic

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adj. Consisting of parts selected from various sources

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lexicon

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n. 1. a specialized dictionary
2. The specialized vocabulary of a particular topic or profession

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analogy

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n. A comparison between things that are alike in some ways

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apologist

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n. A person who makes an argument in support of someone or something

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epilogue

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n. Short concluding section in a literary work

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logo

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n. A symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution

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logistics

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n. The organization of supplies and services

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eulogy

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n. A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially honoring the dead

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affable

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adj. Easy to speak to; approachable; polite, friendly

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ineffable

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adj. 1. Beyond description; indescribable
2. Not to be uttered; taboo

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dictatorial

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adj. Domineering; autocratic, like a dictator

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diction

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n. 1. Choice of words in speech or writing
2. A person's manner of uttering or pronoucing words

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dictum

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n. An authoritative expression of opinion

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ditty

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a simple song

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edict

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n. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority

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indict

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v. 1. To issue a formal charge of a crime
2. To accuse

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indite

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v. To write to compose

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interdiction

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n. A prohibition; the act of forbidding

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jurisdiction

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n. 1. Control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law
2. The specific are of someone's or something's control or authority

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malediction

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n. A curse

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valediction

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n. A bidding farewell; a leave-taking; a farewell speech

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gloss

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n. an explanation of a difficult expression in a text
v. To explain away

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polyglot

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n. A person who knows several languages well

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acclamation

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n. 1. Applause; enthuasiastic approval
2. An oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval

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clamor

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n. A loud outcry, especially in protest
v. To insist or exclaim noisily

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declaim

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v. To speak loudly or passionately

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forensic

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adj. Referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric
n. forensics the Study or practise or formal debate

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forum

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n 1. The central square or marketplace of a roman city
2. a public meetin gor any situation for open discussion

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lingo

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n. Unfamiliar language; a dialect or special jargon

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lingua franca

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n. A language used by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages

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linguist

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n. 1. A person who speaks several languages; a polyglot
2. A person who studies linguistics, the structure of human speech

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circumlocution

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n. 1. the use of many words when few would do
2. Evasive talk; roundabout expression

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colloquium

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n. A meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting

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locution

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n. A word or expression; phraseology

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loquacious

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adj Very talkative

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proverbial

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adj 1. Of or like a wise or witty folksaying
2. Well-known; notorious; frequently spoken

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verbatim

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adj. Word for word; in exactly the same words

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verbose

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adj. Wordy; using excessive words