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voc 13 & 14
voc 13 & 14 DC
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7th Grade
11/14/2011
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obsolete
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no longer in use
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opportune
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well timed
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pragmatic
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practical
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relevant
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related or connected to; important in a given context
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utilitarian
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designed for practical use
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applicable
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appropriate to a situation
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expedient
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convenient and self-serving
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extraneous
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unrelated; not esential
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functional
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able to operate; in working order
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futile
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Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
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impromptu
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without preparation
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orator
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a skilled public speaker
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proclaim
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to announce publicly
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reiterate
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to say repeatedly
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terse
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brief and to the point
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audible
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able to be heard
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coherence
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quality of being logical and orderly
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digress
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to stray from the subject
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eloquent
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persausive and powerful in speaking and writing
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garble
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to mix up or confuse so as to make unclear
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