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Persuasion Vocab
Persuasion Vocab
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11th Grade
05/27/2009
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Absolve
 Definition
To pardon.
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Specious
 Definition
Seemingly reasonable but incorrect.
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Malice
 Definition
Hatred.
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Perjury
 Definition
False testimony while under oath.
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Stratagem
 Definition
Deceptive scheme.
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Repudiate
 Definition
To disown, disavow.
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Digression
 Definition
Wandering away from subject.
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Hypothetical
 Definition
Based on assumptions.
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Suppress
 Definition
To crush, subdue, inhibit.
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Mitigate
 Definition
To appease, moderate.
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Exacerbate
 Definition
To make a situation worse.
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Implacable
 Definition
Incapable of being pacified.
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Alleviate
 Definition
To relive, lessen.
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Disclaimer
 Definition
Denial of legal right or claim.
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Iconoclastic
 Definition
Attacking cherished traditions.
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Aesthetic
 Definition
Artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful.
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Naivete.
 Definition
Quality of being unsophisticated.
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Mendacity
 Definition
A lie.
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