Vocab1-10

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accredit

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- to authorize; to certify; to believe

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Credence-

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belief; acceptance as true

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Creditable-

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deserving praise

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Credulous-

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believing too easily; gullible

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Creed

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- a statement of belief or principle

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Deify-

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to make a god of

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Deity-

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a god or goddess

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Divine-

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to foretell by supernatural means

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Dinivity

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- a god or goddess; a divine being

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Apotheosis

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- making a god of something; deification

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Theocracy

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- government by divine power or priests

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Theology-

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the study of religion

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Atheist-

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a person who beliebes there is no god

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Pantheism-

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identifying god with nature; belief in all gods

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Pantheon

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- all the gods of a people or religion

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Consecrate

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- to make or declare something sacred

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Execrate

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- to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest

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Sacrament

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- something considered to have a sacred significance

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Sacrilege-

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disrespect to something regarded as sacred

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Sacrosanct

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- sacred

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Sanctimonious

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- pretending to be righteous

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Sanction

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- approval; support; permission

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Sanctity

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- godliness; holiness

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Sanctuary

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- a sacred place, any place of refuge

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Hierarchy

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- a group organized by rank

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Hieroglyphic

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- written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words

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Expiate

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- to make amends for; to atone for

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Piety

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- religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents

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Impious

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- sacrilegious; profane;lacking appropriate reverence or respect

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Pittance-

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a meager portion of anything, especially allowance or salary

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Dogmatic

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- pertaining to dogma

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Heterodox-

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not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions

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Agnostic-

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a person who beliebes nothing can be known about the existence of a god

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Physiognomy

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- 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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- a prediction of the outcome of a disease any forecast or prediction

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Critieron

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- a standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgement can be made

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Hypocrisy

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- pretenging to have feelings beliefs, or virtues that one does not have

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Amnesty

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- a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses

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Mnemonic

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- Relating to assisting the memory

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Frenetic

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- frantic; frenzied

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Schizophrenia

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- a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, ofren with delusions and withdrawal from relationship

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Arraign

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- to call to court to answer charges

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Rationale

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- the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement (used with for)

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Rationalize-

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to make an excuse

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Sapient

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- wise, insightful

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Sage

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- a person usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience

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Cognition

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- the act of perceiving or knowing

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Cognizant

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- aware; having knowledge of something

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Connoisseur

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- an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste

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Notorious

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- widely and unfavorably known; infamous

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Compute

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- to determine by mathematics

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Impute

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- to attribute or ascribe a quality, espiaccly a fault to a person

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Repute

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- to assaign a reputation to (usually used to be)

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Putative

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- supposed, reputed

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Presage-

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a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding

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Sagacious

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- shrewd; having good judgement; perceptive

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Conscientious

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- guided by one’s sense of right and wrong

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Plebiscite

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- a direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum

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Prescience

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- knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge

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Alliteration

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- the ccurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession

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Literal

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- in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning

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Literate

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- able to read and write

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Obliterate

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- to do away with completley; to wipe out; erase

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Ascribe

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- to attribute to a particular cause, source, or orgin (used with to)

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Circumscribe

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- to draw a line around; to encircle

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Conscription-

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a military draft

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Proscribe

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- To denounce or condemn

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Subscribe

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- To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something to place an order by signing

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Transcribe

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- to make a copy of; to write out fully.

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Acronym

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- - to make a copy of; to write out fully.

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Onomatopoeia

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- a word that sounds like the thing it names

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Pseudonym

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- a fictitious name

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Ignominous

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- shameful, disgraceful

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Nomenclature

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- a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences

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Epigram

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- a short, witty saying

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Epigraph

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- 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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- the art of creating dances

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Graffiti

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- words or drawings scratchedor scribbled on a wall

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Graphic

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- relating to the visual arts like drawing, painting, lettering, or engraving

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Lithograph

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- a print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the deign to be printed

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Topography

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- the features of an area, such as its rivers, mountains, and roads

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Eclectic

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- consisting of parts selected from various sources

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Lexicon

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- a specialized dictionary

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Analogy

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- a comparison between things that are alike in some ways

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Apologist

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- a person who makes an argument in support of someone or something

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Epilouge

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- short concluding section in a literary work

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Logo-

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a symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution

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Logistics

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- the organization of supplies and services

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Eulogy

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- a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially honoring the dead

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Affable

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- easy to speak to; approachable, plite, friendly

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Ineffable

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- beyond description indescribable

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Dictatorial

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- domineering, autocratic, like a dictator

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Diction

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- word choice

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Dictum

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- 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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- a decree or proclamation issued by an authority

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Indict

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- To issue a formal charge of a crime

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Indite

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- To write; to compose

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Interdiction

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- a prohibition, the act of forbidding

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Jurisdiction

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- control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law

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Malediction

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- a curse; bad speech

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Valediction

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- a bidding farewell; a leave-taking; farewell speech

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Gloss

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- an explanation of a difficult expression in a text

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Polygot

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- a person who knows several languages well

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Acclamation

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- applause; enthusiastic approval

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Clamor

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- a loud outcry, especially in protest

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Declaim

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- to speak loudly or passionately

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Forensic

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- referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric

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Forum

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- the central square or marketplace of a Roman city

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Lingo-

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unfamiliar language- a dialect or special jargon

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Lingua franca

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- a language used by people who do not speak a common toungue; usually combines aspects of different languages

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Linguist

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- a person who speaks several languages; polygot

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Circumlocution

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- the use of many words when few yould do

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Colloquium

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- a meeting for discussion especially in an academic setting

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Locution

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- a word or expression; phraseology

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Loquacious

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- very talkative

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Proverbial

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- of or like a wise or witty folksaying

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Verbatim

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- word for word; in exactly the same words

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Verbose

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- Wordy; using excessive words

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Apogee

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- the point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is farthest from the earth

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Geocentric

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- referring to the center of the earth in measurement or observation, considering the earth as the center of a planetary system

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Perigee

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- the point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is nearest the earth

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Inter

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- to bury; to place in a grave

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Terra cotta

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- ceramic clay used in pottery, statuary, and construction

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Terrestrial

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- pertaining to the earth and its inhabitants, reffering to land as distinct from water or air

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Exhume-

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to dig out of the ground or from a grave, to disinter

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Humus

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- rich, dark organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter, essential to soil’s fertility

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Mountebank

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- a swindler; a charlatan; a trickster

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Paramount

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- of chief importance; primary; foremost

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Promontory

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- a high ridge of land jutting into a body of water; a headland

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Pastoral-

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pertaining to a christian minister or the duties accompanying the office

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Repast

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- a meal; food served at a meal

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Rustic

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- typical of country life and people; simple; rough

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Rusticate

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- to go to the county; to cause to become rustic

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Animus

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- a powerful feeling of hostility or antagonism; hatred

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Equanimity

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- composure and calm in stressful conditions; equilibrium

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Pusillanimous

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- cowardly; fearful

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Ether

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- the regions of space beyond the earth’s atmosphere; the heavens

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Ethereal

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- spiritlike in lightness and delicacy

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Diaphanous-

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allowing light to show through; translucent; delicate

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Epiphany

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- a revelatory manifestation of a divine being

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Phantasm-

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a phantom; an apparition; something unreal, as in a dream or a vision

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Sycophant

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- a flatterer seeking favors or gain; a servile self-seeker

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Aspiration

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- strong desire for achievement; ambition toward a long-range goal

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Dispirited

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- dejected; discouraged; gloomy

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Hyperbole

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- an exaggeration; a figure expressing excess

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Hyperborean-

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far north, arctic

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Hyperventilation

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- the condition of taking abnormally fast deep breaths

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Vent

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- an outlet; an opening for passage of liquids, fumes, or sometimes air