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antithesis

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opposition or contrast of ideas, direct opposite; figure of speech in which opposing ideas are presented with parallel structure

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qualify

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to place limits on by making less general or adding phrase that restricts your argument to certain situations (Unqualified, qualified, further qualified)

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apostrophe

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figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction. an address to someone or something that cannot answer.

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treatise

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written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject; synonyms = essay, dissertation, thesis, study, critique

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anticlimax

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disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

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syntax

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arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in language. discussion of syntax often is on how the author arranges words and phrases to create a particular style or tone.

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subordinate clause

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Dependent clause, depends on main clause to complete its meaning and be part of a grammatically correct sentence; contain subject and a verb, cannot stand alone

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imperative verb

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forms commands or requests, imply a second-person subject; used for ordering, requesting, or advising

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empirical

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based on, concerned with, verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic; synonyms = experiential, practical, heuristic, firsthand

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empiricism

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philosophical theory which states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.

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deplore

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feel or express strong disapproval of something

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idiosyncratic

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something peculiar to an individual

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self-effacing

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adj. keeping oneself in the background, as in humility

n. self-effacement

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satiate

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  1. to fill or supply beyond capacity or desire, often arousing weariness 2. to supply to satisfaction or capacity
    n. satiety (fullness)
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endow

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v. 1. to provide with a permanent fund or source of income
2. to furnish, as with some talent, faculty, or quality; equip
n. endowment; permanent fund or source of income

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pecuniary

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  1. of or relating to money

2. consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments

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engender

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v. to produce, cause, or give rise to
2. to beget, procreate
v. 3. to be produced or caused; come into existence

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meritocracy

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  1. elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent
  2. system in which such persons are rewarded and advanced
  3. leadership by able and talented persons
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declamatory

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  1. pertaining to or characterized by an exercise in oratory (speech) or elocution as in the recitation of a classic speech
  2. merely oratorical or rhetorical; stilted
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petulant

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moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

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apportion

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v. to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution

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staunch

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  1. firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, as a person
  2. characterized by firmness, steadfastness, or loyalty
  3. strong, substantial
  4. impervious to water or other liquids; watertight
    v. alternate spelling for stanch-to stop the flow of
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constitute

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  1. to compose; form
  2. appoint to an office or function; make or create
  3. to establish (laws, an institution)
  4. to give legal form to
  5. to create or be tantamount to
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constituent

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adj. 1. serving to compose or make up a thing, component
2. having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power
n. 3. constituent element, material; component
4. person who authorizes another to act in his or her behalf
5. Grammar, an element considered as ppart of a construction