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149 Cards in this Set
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accredit
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- to authorize; to certify; to believe
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Credence-
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belief; acceptance as true
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Creditable-
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deserving praise
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Credulous-
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believing too easily; gullible
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Creed
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- a statement of belief or principle
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Deify-
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to make a god of
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Deity-
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a god or goddess
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Divine-
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to foretell by supernatural means
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Dinivity
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- a god or goddess; a divine being
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Apotheosis
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- making a god of something; deification
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Theocracy
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- government by divine power or priests
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Theology-
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the study of religion
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Atheist-
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a person who beliebes there is no god
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Pantheism-
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identifying god with nature; belief in all gods
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Pantheon
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- all the gods of a people or religion
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Consecrate
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- to make or declare something sacred
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Execrate
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- to denounce as vile or evil; to curse; to detest
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Sacrament
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- something considered to have a sacred significance
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Sacrilege-
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disrespect to something regarded as sacred
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Sacrosanct
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- sacred
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Sanctimonious
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- pretending to be righteous
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Sanction
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- approval; support; permission
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Sanctity
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- godliness; holiness
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Consecrate
Sanctuary |
- a sacred place, any place of refuge
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Hierarchy
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- a group organized by rank
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Hieroglyphic
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- written with pictures to represent sounds or meanings of words
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Expiate
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- to make amends for; to atone for
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Piety
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- religious devotion; great respect toward something, especially parents
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Impious
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- sacrilegious; profane;lacking appropriate reverence or respect
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Pittance-
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a meager portion of anything, especially allowance or salary
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Dogmatic
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- pertaining to dogma
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Heterodox-
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not in agreement with accepted beliefs; holding unorthodox opinions
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Agnostic-
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a person who beliebes nothing can be known about the existence of a god
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Physiognomy
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- the art of judging human character by facial features; facial features when regarded as revealing character
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Prognosis
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- a prediction of the outcome of a disease any forecast or prediction
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Critieron
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- a standard, rule, or test on which a decision or judgement can be made
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Hypocrisy
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- pretenging to have feelings beliefs, or virtues that one does not have
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Amnesty
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- a general pardon for offenders, especially for political offenses
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Mnemonic
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- Relating to assisting the memory
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Frenetic
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- frantic; frenzied
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Schizophrenia
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- a severe mental disorder in which a person becomes unable to act or reason in a rational way, ofren with delusions and withdrawal from relationship
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Arraign
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- to call to court to answer charges
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Rationale
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- the reasons underlying something, often presented as a statement (used with for)
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Rationalize-
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to make an excuse
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Sapient
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- wise, insightful
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Sage
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- a person usually elderly, who is honored for wisdom and experience
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Cognition
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- the act of perceiving or knowing
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Cognizant
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- aware; having knowledge of something
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Connoisseur
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- an expert or very discriminating person, especially in matters of art and taste
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Notorious
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- widely and unfavorably known; infamous
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Compute
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- to determine by mathematics
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Impute
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- to attribute or ascribe a quality, espiaccly a fault to a person
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Repute
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- to assaign a reputation to (usually used to be)
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Putative
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- supposed, reputed
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Presage-
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a sign or feeling concerning some future event; omen; foreboding
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Sagacious
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- shrewd; having good judgement; perceptive
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Conscientious
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- guided by one’s sense of right and wrong
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Plebiscite
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- a direct vote of all the people of a country or district on an important matter; a referendum
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Prescience
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- knowledge of events before they occur; foresight; foreknowledge
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Alliteration
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- the ccurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession
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Literal
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- in accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning
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Literate
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- able to read and write
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Obliterate
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- to do away with completley; to wipe out; erase
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Ascribe
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- to attribute to a particular cause, source, or orgin (used with to)
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Circumscribe
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- to draw a line around; to encircle
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Conscription-
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a military draft
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Proscribe
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- To denounce or condemn
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Subscribe
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- To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something to place an order by signing
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Transcribe
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- to make a copy of; to write out fully.
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Acronym
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- - to make a copy of; to write out fully.
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Onomatopoeia
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- a word that sounds like the thing it names
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Pseudonym
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- a fictitious name
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Ignominous
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- shameful, disgraceful
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Nomenclature
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- a system of naming, especially in the arts or sciences
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Epigram
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- a short, witty saying
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Epigraph
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- an inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter
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Choreography
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- the art of creating dances
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Graffiti
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- words or drawings scratchedor scribbled on a wall
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Graphic
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- relating to the visual arts like drawing, painting, lettering, or engraving
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Lithograph
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- a print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the deign to be printed
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Topography
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- the features of an area, such as its rivers, mountains, and roads
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Eclectic
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- consisting of parts selected from various sources
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Lexicon
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- a specialized dictionary
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Analogy
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- a comparison between things that are alike in some ways
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Apologist
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- a person who makes an argument in support of someone or something
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Epilouge
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- short concluding section in a literary work
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Logo-
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a symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution
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Logistics
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- the organization of supplies and services
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Eulogy
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- a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially honoring the dead
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Affable
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- easy to speak to; approachable, plite, friendly
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Ineffable
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- beyond description indescribable
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Dictatorial
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- domineering, autocratic, like a dictator
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Diction
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- word choice
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Dictum
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- an authoritative expression of opinion
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Ditty
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- a simple song
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Edict
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- a decree or proclamation issued by an authority
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Indict
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- To issue a formal charge of a crime
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Indite
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- To write; to compose
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Interdiction
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- a prohibition, the act of forbidding
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Jurisdiction
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- control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law
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Malediction
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- a curse; bad speech
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Valediction
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- a bidding farewell; a leave-taking; farewell speech
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Gloss
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- an explanation of a difficult expression in a text
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Polygot
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- a person who knows several languages well
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Acclamation
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- applause; enthusiastic approval
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Clamor
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- a loud outcry, especially in protest
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Declaim
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- to speak loudly or passionately
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Forensic
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- referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric
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Forum
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- the central square or marketplace of a Roman city
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Lingo-
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unfamiliar language- a dialect or special jargon
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Lingua franca
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- a language used by people who do not speak a common toungue; usually combines aspects of different languages
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Linguist
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- a person who speaks several languages; polygot
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Circumlocution
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- the use of many words when few yould do
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Colloquium
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- a meeting for discussion especially in an academic setting
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Locution
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- a word or expression; phraseology
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Loquacious
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- very talkative
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Proverbial
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- of or like a wise or witty folksaying
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Verbatim
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- word for word; in exactly the same words
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Verbose
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- Wordy; using excessive words
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Apogee
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- the point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is farthest from the earth
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Geocentric
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- referring to the center of the earth in measurement or observation, considering the earth as the center of a planetary system
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Perigee
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- the point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is nearest the earth
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Inter
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- to bury; to place in a grave
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Terra cotta
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- ceramic clay used in pottery, statuary, and construction
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Terrestrial
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- pertaining to the earth and its inhabitants, reffering to land as distinct from water or air
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Exhume-
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to dig out of the ground or from a grave, to disinter
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Humus
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- rich, dark organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter, essential to soil’s fertility
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Mountebank
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- a swindler; a charlatan; a trickster
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Paramount
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- of chief importance; primary; foremost
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Promontory
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- a high ridge of land jutting into a body of water; a headland
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Pastoral-
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pertaining to a christian minister or the duties accompanying the office
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Repast
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- a meal; food served at a meal
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Rustic
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- typical of country life and people; simple; rough
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Rusticate
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- to go to the county; to cause to become rustic
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Animus
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- a powerful feeling of hostility or antagonism; hatred
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Equanimity
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- composure and calm in stressful conditions; equilibrium
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Pusillanimous
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- cowardly; fearful
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Ether
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- the regions of space beyond the earth’s atmosphere; the heavens
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Ethereal
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- spiritlike in lightness and delicacy
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Diaphanous-
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allowing light to show through; translucent; delicate
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Epiphany
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- a revelatory manifestation of a divine being
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Phantasm-
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a phantom; an apparition; something unreal, as in a dream or a vision
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Sycophant
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- a flatterer seeking favors or gain; a servile self-seeker
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Aspiration
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- strong desire for achievement; ambition toward a long-range goal
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Dispirited
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- dejected; discouraged; gloomy
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Hyperbole
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- an exaggeration; a figure expressing excess
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Hyperborean-
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far north, arctic
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Hyperventilation
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- the condition of taking abnormally fast deep breaths
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Vent
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- an outlet; an opening for passage of liquids, fumes, or sometimes air
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