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15 Cards in this Set
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declaim
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speak rhetorically
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The pompous opponents declaimed rhetorically.
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sotto voce
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in a low voice
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He tried to inform her, sotto voce, of the problem.
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translucent
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semitransparent
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The class was translucent, not completely transparent.
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forte
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strong point
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Spelling is not his forte
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fortissimo
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very loudly
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The orchestra played a thunderous fortissimo passage.
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acerbity
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sharpness of temper
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His constant acerbity was demoralizing.
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perambulate
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wander through
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The boy perambulated through the park.
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perfidy
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breach of faith
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We deplored the scoundrel's perfidious act.
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impugn
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attack as false
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Another witness impugned his testimony.
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non sequitur
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an idea which does not follow
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The idea was a ludicrous non sequitur.
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egocentric
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self-centered
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His egocentric conversation became boring.
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loquacious
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talkative
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We avoided the loquacious chatterbox.
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sacrosant
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sacred
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The second rule is a sacrosant and inviolable.
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cacophony
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bad noise
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We head the cacophonous blaring of the horns in the street below.
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tangible
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touchable
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The nice office is a tangible benefit of the job.
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