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15 Cards in this Set
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Easy to speak to; approachable; polite, friendly
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affable
(His kind and affable personality made him very popular.) |
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Beyond description; indescribable
Not to be uttered; taboo |
ineffable
(The ineffable charm that Romeo had on Juliet was dreamy.) |
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Domineering; autocratic, like a dictator
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dictatorial
(The dictatorial nanny was quickly fired.) |
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Choice of words in speech or writing.
A person's manner of uttering or pronouncing words. |
diction
(The young boy appeared older than he was because he had great diction.) |
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An authoritative expression or opinion.
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dictum
(The principle gave a dictum regarding the appropriate dress code for school.) |
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A simple song.
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ditty
(The first ditty I learned was "The Eensy Weensy Spider." |
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A decree or proclamation issued by an authority.
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edict
(The king issued the edict that women were equal to men.) |
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To issue a formal charge of a crime.
To accuse |
indict
(The boy was indicted on burglary charges.) |
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To write; to compose.
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indite
(Bach indited many beautiful songs.) |
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A prohibition; the act of forbidding.
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interdiction
(In the early 1900's there was an interdiction against the use of alcohol.) |
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Control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law.
The specific area of someone's control |
jurisdiction
(The police have jurisdiction only over the people in their city.) |
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A curse
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malediction
(The witch put a malediction on the vampire.) |
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A bidding farewell; a leave-taking; a farewell speech
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valediction
(The pastor gave a valediction to the church before he left.) |
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An explanation of a difficult expression in a text.
To explain away. |
gloss
(The story was so confusing that I needed a gloss to understand it.) |
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A person who knows several languages well.
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polyglot
(She was a polyglot because she knew 5 languages well.) |
