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20 Cards in this Set
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audible
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able to be heard
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coherence
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the quality of being logical, orderly, and clearly connected
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digress
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to stray from the main subject when writing or speaking
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eloquent
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persuasive and powerful in speaking or writing
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garble
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to mix up or confuse so as to make unclear
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impromptu
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without preparation or rehearsal
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orator
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a skilled public speaker
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proclaim
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1. to announce publically and officially
2. to make clear or plain |
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reiterate
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to say or do again repeatedly
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terse
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brief and to the point
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applicable
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Appropriate or relevant to the situation.
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expedient
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1. Convenient and self serving rather than morally correct
2. A convenience. Something used to achieve a result. |
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extraneous
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Not essential or relevant. Unrelated.
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functional
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1. able to operate, in working order
2. intended to be useful |
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futile
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not successful, without effect or result
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obsolete
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no longer in use of fashion
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opportune
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well timed, occurring at an appropriate or fitting time
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pragmatic
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practical, concerned with realities and actual needs (as opposed to ideas or theories)
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relevant
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Related or connected to. Important in a given context.
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utilitarian
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designed to be useful rather than beautiful or pleasing
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