ABBREVIATED COMMUNICATION + WISDOM + FAMILY Flashcards
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ABBREVIATED COMMUNICATION
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compendium, cursory
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compendium
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brief account of a subject; a summary; a full list
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cursory
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going rapidly over something
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compendium, cursory
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ABBREVIATED COMMUNICATION
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WISDOM
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apothegm, bromide, dictum, epigram, sententious, truism
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apothegm (AP-uh-them)
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pithy and wise saying, aphorism
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bromide
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a dull saying or a dull, boring person
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dictum
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(judicial assertion); a saying
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epigram
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any witty saying
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sententious
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full of pithy aphorisms; (self-righteous)
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truism
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obvious truth
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apothegm, bromide, dictum, epigram, sententious, truism
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WISDOM
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FAMILY
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consanguine, distaff, endogamous, scion
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consanguine
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related by blood
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distaff (DIS-taf)
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(n.) (part of spinning device); (adj.) of or pertaining to woman, suitable for woman, sometimes derogatory term
