Vocabulary 13-14 Flashcards
(19 cards)
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Raconteur
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A skilled storyteller
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Prattle
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Talk foolishly
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Sophistry
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Cleverly misleading argument
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Utterance
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Something that is said
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Verbose
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Too wordy
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Circumlocution
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Using indirect language
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Cogent
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Logical and convincing
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Discourse
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Formal speech or writing
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Falter
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To hesitate
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Literate
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Education knowledge
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Legitimate
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Lawful
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Mediocre
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Ordinary in quality
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Meritorious
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Truism an overused saying
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Validate
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To confirm the truth of something
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Appraisal
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Evaluation of worth
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Base
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Low of inferior in position or quality
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Candid
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Frank; honest
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Criterion
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A standard of judgment
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Dexterity
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Cleverness
