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24 Cards in this Set
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Dictate |
To speak aloud in order that one's word may be copied or recorded; to give an order to make necessary |
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Malediction |
A recital of words intended to harm; a curse |
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Benediction |
a blessing |
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Loquacious |
Full of excessive talk; wordy |
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Eloquent |
Powerful and expressive |
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Colloquial |
Of or related to informal speech |
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Evocative |
Calling forth a vivid image or impression |
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Equivocate |
To use misleading or confusing language |
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Advocate |
Someone who argues for; to argue in favor of |
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Exclamatory |
Having a forceful, excited, or emotional tone |
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Declaim |
To speak loudly with feeling |
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Clamorous |
Characterized by a loud noise or outcry |
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Interminable |
Having or seeming to have no end |
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Determinable |
Definitely or decided upon; definable |
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Terminal |
Of or relating to an end, boundary, extremity; extremely or hopelessly severe |
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Doleful |
Sad; mournful |
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Portend |
To give an omen or anticipatory sign of; foreshadow |
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Distend |
To swell or cause to swell from internal pressure |
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Acrid |
Stinging or biting in odor or taste; harsh; irritating |
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Acrimonious |
Exhibiting harsh sharpness in speech or mood |
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Exacerbate |
To make worse or more severe |
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Fervent |
Passionately excited or enthusiastic |
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Fervor |
Emotional excitement; heated or enthusiastic |
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Effervescent |
Highly spirited; animated |
