Test Study

Question 1

Assertion

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declaration or statement

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clarity

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clearness in thought or expression

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cogent

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convincing; reasonable

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coherent

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logically connected

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cohesive

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condition of sticking together

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didactic

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intended to instruct

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discourse

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verbal expression or exchange; conversation

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eloquence

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ability to speak vividly or persuasively

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emphasize

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to give special attention to something; to stress

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fluid

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easily flowing

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implication

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the act of suggesting or hinting

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lucid

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easily understood; clear

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rhetoric

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the act of using language effectively and persuasively

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arbiter

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a judge who decides a disputed issue

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biased

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prejudiced

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame

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impartial

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not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased

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incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed

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integrity

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trustworthiness; completeness

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objectivity

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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices

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penitent

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expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds

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plausible

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seemingly valid or acceptable;credible

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substantiated

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supported with proof or evidence; verified

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vindicated

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free from blame

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condescending

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treating people as weak or inferior

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contemptuous

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feeling hatred; scornful

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despotic

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exercising absolute power; tyrannical

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dictatorial

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domineering; oppressively overbearing

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disdain

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contempt ; scorn

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haughty

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arrogant, vainly proud

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imperious

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arrogantly dominant or overbearing

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patronizing

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treating in a condescending manner

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convuluted

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intricate; complex

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cryptic

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difficult to comprehend

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futile

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having no useful purpose; pointless

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impede

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to slow the progress of

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obscure

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relatively unknown; to conceal or make indistinct

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quandry

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a state of uncertainty or perplexity

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indolent

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lazy

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insipid

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uninteresting; unchallenging

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listless

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lacking energy

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torpor

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laziness; inactivity; dullness

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alienated

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removed or disassociated from