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Assertion
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A declarative statement
i.e We could not belive John's assertion that he had never seen Star Wars. |
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Clarity
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Clearness in thought or expression
Harold spoke with such clarity that the toddler knew what to do |
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Cogent
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Convincing; reasonable
Christine's argument was so cogent that everyone had to agree with her.
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Coherent
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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
The tapes were entertaining and didactic because they amused and instructed the children |
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Discourse
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Verbal expression or exchange; conversation |
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Eloquence
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The ability to speak viidly or persuasively.
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Emphasize Are you talking to me |
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To give special attention to something; to stress |
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Fluid Are you talking to me |
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Implication
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The act of suggesting or hinting
When your mother asks "were you raised in a barn?" the implication is that you should close the door |
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Lucid
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Rhetoric
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The art of using language effectively and persuasively
Since they are expected to make speeches most lawyers and politicians are well versed in the Art of Rhetoric |
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Arbiter
I'll be the judge of that |
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A judge who decides a disputed issue
An arbiter was hired to settle the strike because the owners and the players could not come to an agreement |
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Biased
I'll be the judge of that |
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Exculpate
I'll be the judge of that |
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To free from guilt or blame |
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impartial
I'll be the judge of that |
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Not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased |
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Incontrovertible
I'll be the judge of that |
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Not able to be denied or disputed |
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Integrity
I'll be the judge of that |
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Trustworthiness; completeness
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Objectivity I'll be the judge of that |
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Treating facts without influences from personal prejudices or feelings |
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Penitent
I'll be the judge of that |
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Expressing remorse for ones misdeeds |
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plausible
I'll be the judge of that |
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Seemingly valid or acceptable |
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substantiated
I'll be the judge of that |
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supported with proof or evidence; verified |
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vindicated
I'll be the judge of that |
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condescending You're so vain |
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treating people as week or inferior |
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Contemptuous
You're so vain |
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exercising absolute power; tyrannical |
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dictatorial
You're so vain |
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domineering; oppressively overbearing |
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Noun: Contempt; scorn
Verb: to regard or treat with comtempt; to look down upon |
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
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patronizing
You're so vain |
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treating in a condescending manner |
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convoluted
When the going gets tough |
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intricate; complex
the directions were so convoluted that we drove all around the city and got lost |
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cryptic When the going gets tough |
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Futile
When the going gets tough |
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having no useful purpose; pointless
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impede
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obsecure
When the going gets tough |
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adj: relatively unknown
verb: to conceal or make indistinct
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quandry When the going gets tough |
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a state of uncertainty or perplexity
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Indolent
I'm a loser baby |
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lazy
He also disclosed that under the arrangement, indolent chairmen would be sacked, while hardworking ones would be commended and encouraged by government
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Uniteresting; unchallenging;
that insipid movie was so boring and predictable
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Listless
I'm a loser baby |
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lacking energy
After many days with with fever, Margie was listless with little energy to even drink water. |
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laziness; inactivity; dullness
The hot and humid day filled everyone with an activity halting torpor.
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removed or disassociated from (friend, family or homeland); ostracized
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A union of two or more groups |
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inequality of age, rank or degree; difference |
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subdued, kept from being circulated |
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embellish
You are so beautiful |
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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate |
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describing flowery or elaborate speech
the candidate's speech was so florid, that although no one could understand what he was talking about, they all agreed he sounded good saying it. |
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opulent
You are so beautiful |
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exhibiting a display of great wealth
dances at the kings palace are always very opulent affairs because no expense is spared |
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ornate
You are so beautiful |
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describing a showy or pretentious display
The 11 million dollar tree in Abu Dhabi is an ostentatious display of wealth |
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profoundly moving, touching
the most poignant part of the movie was when the mother was reunited with her long lost love. |
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emotionally unrestrained, gushy
the actress was effusive in her thanks for the award; she even burst into tears |
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conspicuously bad or offensive
Forgetting to sterilize tools before an operation would be an egregious act |
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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticable
his throwing the pie at his teacher's face was a flagrant sign of disrespect. |
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wildly excited or active
the pace at the office was frenetic, jack never had a moment to catch his breath |
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given freely; unwarranted; unearned
The film was full of gratuitous sex and violence that was not essential to the story |
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extra; unnecessary
If there is sugar in your tea adding honey would be superfluous |
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Asylum
It is getting better |
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a place of retreat or security |
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Auspicious
It is getting better |
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favorable; promising
Our trip to the beach had an auspicious start; the rain stopped as we started the car |
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Benevolent
It is getting better
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benign
It is getting better
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kind and gentle
Uncle Charlie is a benign and friendly man who is alway willing to help |
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Mollify
It is getting better
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reclamation
It is getting better
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the act of making something useful again
thanks to the reclamation project the once unusable land became a productive farm |
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sanction
It is getting better |
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to give official authorization or approval
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dubious
liar, liar pants on fire
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doubtful; of unlikely authenticity
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made, concocted to deceive
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the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity
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false charges and malicious oral statement about someone |
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secretive
the spies planned a clandestine maneuver that depending on it's secrecy to work |
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A brilliantly executed plan |
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disingenuous
She's crafty
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not straight forward; crafty
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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit
planting microfilm in the gangster's home was a clever but illegal stratagem |
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surreptitiously
She's crafty |
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