Writers Notebook 5 Flashcards

(10 cards)

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Essential, necessary

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Requisite

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To express disapproval of, an expression of disapproval

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Reproach

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Careful of small details, honest, conscientious

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Scrupulous

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A person of wisdom and prudence

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Sage

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The art or study of using language effectively or persuasively, over elaborate language

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Rhetoric

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A long story, often telling the history of a family

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Saga

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Abundant, great in number or amount

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Rife

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To ponder, to reflect upon.

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Ruminate

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A memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without comprehension, learned or memorized by rote

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Rote

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Delay, postpone, a brief interval of rest

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Respite

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