ela vocab 6 Flashcards
1
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ascendancy
A
controlling influence; domination
2
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apropros
A
fitting the occassion; suitable or apt
3
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assess
A
to analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of
4
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aver
A
to declare positively; to state as the truth
5
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concede
A
1.to admit to be true; often reluctantly.
2. to grant or let have
6
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deficient
A
lacking
7
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dogma
A
an unproven principle or belief held to be true
8
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dogmatic
A
overly positive and assertive about opinions, as if they were facts.
9
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embody
A
- to put an idea into a form that can be seen
- to make part of a system; incorporate
10
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impart
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- to make known, disclose
- to bestow
11
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oratory
A
the art of public speaking
12
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orator
A
public speaker
13
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propagate
A
- to reproduce
- to cause to reproduce
- to foster the spread of
14
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proponent
A
someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate.
15
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rudimentary
A
- not yet fully developed; basic
