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20 Cards in this Set
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appraisal
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evaluation or estimation of worth
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base
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low or inferior in position or quality
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candid
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frank; honest; expressing one's honest opinion
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criterion
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a standard judgement
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dexterity
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skill and grace in physical movement
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legitimate
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lawful; proper and acceptable; genuine
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mediocre
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moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary
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meritorious
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worthy; deserving of praise
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truism
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a statement of self-evident truth; a saying that while true has been overused
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validate
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to establish or confirm the truth or legality of something
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circumlocution
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the use of unnecessariy wordy and indirect language
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cogent
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logical and convincing; appealing to reason
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discourse
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formal speech or writing
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falter
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to hesitate or stammer in speech
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literate
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able to read and write
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prattle
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to talk foolishly; to chatter
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raconteur
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a person who tell stories and relale incidents, with skill
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sophistry
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clever arguments that are misleading or incorrect
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utterance
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something that is said
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verbose
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using or containing to many words, excessively wordy
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