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30 Cards in this Set
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Eulogy |
A speech praising another; tribute |
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Exalt |
To glorify; to raise in rank; elevate |
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Exhort |
To urge or incite by strong argument, advice, or appeal |
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Expatiate |
To speak or write at length; elaborate |
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Garrulous |
Habitually talkative; excessively so |
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Gist |
The central idea of a matter, essence |
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Histrionic |
Excessively dramatic or emotional |
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Laconic |
Using or marked by the use of few words |
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Peremptory |
Not allowing contradiction |
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Polemic |
A controversy, especially one that is an attack upon the opinions or doctrines of another |
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Consecrate |
To declare as holy or sacred. To dedicate to a worthy goal or service |
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Credo |
A system of fundamental beliefs or guiding principals |
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Laudable |
Deserving praise |
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Pious |
Having or exhibiting reverence and earnest compliance in the observance of religion; devout |
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Sacrilegious |
Disrespectful or irreverent toward something sacred |
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Sanctimony |
Pretended devoutness or righteousness |
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Sanctity |
The quality or condition of being considered sacred |
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Supplicate |
To make a humble entreaty to; to ask for humbly by praying |
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Venerate |
To regard with respect or reverence |
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Desecrate |
To violate or abuse the sacredness of. To treat irreverently |
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Anonymous |
Having unknown authorship |
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Cognomen |
A name, especially a descriptive nickname acquired through usage |
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Denomination |
The name of a class or group. Designation |
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Homonym |
One of two or more that have the same sound and often the same spelling but differ in meaning |
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Ignominy |
Great personal dishonor or humiliation |
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Metonymy |
A figure of speech in which an attribute or commonly associated feature is used to name or designate |
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Misnomer |
A name wrongly applied to a person, place, or thing |
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Nomenclature |
A system of names used in arts and sciences |
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Nominal |
Existing in name only. Insignificantly small |
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Renown |
The quality of being widely honored. Fame |
