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15 Cards in this Set
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obiter dictum
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passing remark
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I like the judge's obiter dictum on politics.
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obsequious
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servilely following
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He's an obsequious, fawning flatter; he is a toady.
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abase
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to lower
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you abase yourself when you always agree.
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pathetic fallacy
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ascribing feelings to things
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Example: It is a lonely sea tonight.
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rationcination
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methodical thinking
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Her ratiocinations won the point.
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mutatis mutandis
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with necessary changes
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Type this letter, mutatis mutandis
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interstice
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small space
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Wind blew through the wall's interstices, and the candle flickered.
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terra incognita
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unknown land
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He knew not the terra incognita of his own emotions.
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sedate
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calm
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The court's sedate good manners charmed us all, alas.
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retort
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swift reply
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She was famous for her devastatingly witty retorts.
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nihilism
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belief in nothing
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The new convert forsook his former nihilism.
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supersede
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replace
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This procedure supersedes our former process.
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inanimate
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lifeless
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Inanimate objects tell no tales, but many animate objects have tails.
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condescend
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lower oneself
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His condescending remarks insulted the guests
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epigram
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witty comment
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She enjoyed his spontaneously brilliant epigram on the topic.
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