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Persuasion II Flashcards

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Means introducing with a theatrical sense of grandeur.

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Heralding

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Means to improve or restore

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Ameliorate

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is a word from Jonathan Swift’s 18th century novel Gulliver’s Travels. It means gigantic

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Brobdignagian

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Means large but not in a physical sense. It could for example refer to someone’s intellect or their musical talent

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Prodigious

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Means surprised, and usually mildly or pleasantly surprised

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Startling

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means magical

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Thaumaturgical

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means without delay

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Expeditious

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Means easy

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Facile

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means difficult in a negative way, as in punishment

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Onerous

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Means luck or good fortune

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Fortuity

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Means not reciprocated

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Unrecompensed

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Means a financial debt that hasn’t been paid

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Unremunerated

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Means without cost

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Gratis

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Means freely or without connection or association, as in a gratuitous complement

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Gratuitous

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Means happy greetings

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Felicitations

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Means intense emotion or affection

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Fervor

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Means friendship

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Amity

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Means with love

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Amorous

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Means inspiring to action

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Animating

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Means unique to an individual, or “on of a kind.”

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Idiosyncratic

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Means distinctive or the intention to emphasize something that’s distinctive

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Diacritical

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Means unique or outside the norm

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Anomalous

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Is a whimsical action or thought

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Caprice

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is a tempting or convincing illusion

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A Chimera

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Is an illusion from a dream or fantasy

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Figment

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is an imaginary monster or threatening being

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Bogy

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