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7 Cards in this Set
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Coerce
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(v) to compel, to force. [Ex; Andrew will not do his homework unless he is __________ .] |
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Connotation
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(n) the suggested or implied meaning of a word or expression beyond its actual meaning. [Very often a word or phrase suggests something which it does not actually mean. Its suggested meaning is its _________ . A single word may have __________s , but so may a remark or an entire speech.] |
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Fallacy
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(n) a false idea, mistaken belief, error in thinking. [Ex; The belief that the world was flat was a _______ .] |
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Indolence
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(n) Love of ease and inactivity, laziness. [Ex; _________ is a frequent cause of failure.] |
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Precarious
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(adj) Insecure, unsafe, dangerous. [Ex; Caught on a ledge between the cliff and the rising tide, we were in a _________ position.] |
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Dubious
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(adj) doubtful, uncertain, questionable. [ __________ suggests that something is probably bad or undesirable.] |
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Lucid
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(adj) clear, easily understood. [Ex; The essay was written in such a ______ style that we had no trouble understanding it.] |
