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20 Cards in this Set
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annotation
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a critical or explanatory note
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appellation
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name, title, or designation
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eponym
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a person whose name is, or is thought to be, the source of the name of something
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linguistics
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study of the nature, structure, and variation of language
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malapropism
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ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by confusing it with one of similar sound
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage
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parlance
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a particular manner of speaking
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patois
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a regional dialect, especially a nonstandard one that has no written tradition
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polyglot
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using several languages or a person who speaks several languages
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vulgar
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related to the language of common people or crude; indecent
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contingent
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conditional; dependent on other things
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eventuality
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something that may occur; a possibility
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implausible
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difficult to believe; not likely or credible
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inconceivable
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impossible to comprehend or grasp fully
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in vain
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without success; completely ineffective
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perchance
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perhaps; possibly
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preposterous
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absurd; contrary to nature, reason, or common sense
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proclivity
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a natural inclination; a tendency
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prone
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having a tendency; inclined; likely to do or have something
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theoretical
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restricted to ideas; abstract or unproven
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