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loquacious
Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous. adj. talkative;quiet |
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abase
To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade. noun demote;promote |
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non sequitur
An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence noun fallacy |
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condenscend
To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself stoop |
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perambulate
To walk through. |
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epigram
A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation noun joke; |
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perfidy
Deliberate breach of faith |
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inanimate
Not having the qualities associated with active dead;alive |
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sacrosanct
Regarded as sacred and inviolable. adj. |
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nihilism
Rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief. noun |
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sotto vose
In soft tones, so as not to be overheard; in an undertone adj. whisper;shout |
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obsequious
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning |
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tangible
can be touched real;fake |
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pathetic fallacy
The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature noun |
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translucent
Clear adj. lucid;thick |
