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Ch's 1-10 Flashcards

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Inflection

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Alteration of pitch or tone

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Orthography

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The study of the letters and spelling system of a language

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Paradigm

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The set of inflected forms of a word

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Philology

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The study of the history of language

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Phonology

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The study of a sound system in a language or just a sound system

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Rejoinder

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An answer; a witty or quick response

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Succinct

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Clear and precise; expressed in few words

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Syntax

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The arrangement of words to form a grammatical sentence

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Belie

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To depict falsely; to misrepresent

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Clandestine

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Kept or done in secret

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Disingenuous

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Pretending to be unaware or unsophisticated

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Dissemble

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To disguise or conceal ones feelings or motives behind a false appearance

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Forthright

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Direct; with complete disclosure and honesty; with ought evasion

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Nefarious

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Openly or notoriously wicked; infamous

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Perfidious

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Disloyal; treacherous

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Probity

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Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

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Scrupulous

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Having strict principles; acting in strict regard for what is right or proper

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Spurious

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Not genuine; lacking authenticity or validity; false

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Cognate

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A word that looks like and is related to another word in a different language.

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Concomitant

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Occurring or existing at the same time; a accompanying; following as a result

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Eon

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The longest division of geological time, containing two or more eras

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Extant

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Still in existence, not destroyed, lost, or extinct

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Hiatus

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A gap or interruption in space or time; a break

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Inure

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To accustom to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection or exposure

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Irrevocable
Impossible to retract; irreversible
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Millennium
A span of 1,000 years
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Perpetuity
Time without end; eternity
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Pristine
Unspoiled, untouched by civilization; remaining in a pure state
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Transience
A short life of existence; an impermanence
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Buffoon
A clown or jester, especially one who makes undignified rude jokes
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Farce
A comic play using exaggerated characters and improbable plots
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Irony
Words used to show the complete opposite of what they really mean
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Jocular
Characterized by a joking manner
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Lampoon
A good natured written piece that pokes fun at something or somebody
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Levity
A light or humorous attitude, often when inappropriate
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Parody
A comic imitation that exaggerates characteristics in order to poke fun
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Raillery
Good natured teasing or ridicule, particularly in a conversation
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Regale
To delight or give pleasure; to entertain
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Satirical
Using sarcasm or sharp wit to expose human vice or weakness
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Adumbrate
To describe roughly or vaguely; to give a sketchy outline of
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Arcane
Known or understood only by a few; mysterious
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Covert
Concealed or hidden
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Educe
To draw or bring out; elicit
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Fathom
To understand or comprehend
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Impenetrable
Impossible to pierce, break through, or enter
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Impervious
Incapable of being affected p, harmed, or broke into
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Limpid
Transparent clear
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Manifest
Clearly apparent or obvious
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Nebulous
Cloudy, misty, or hazy
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Adjunct
Something or someone who is attached to another in a defendant or subordinate position.
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Amalgamate
To unify; to unite
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Compatriot
A person from ones own country
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Conclave
A secret or confidential meeting
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Contiguous
Sharing an edge or boundary; neighboring; adjacent
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Diffuse
Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated
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Diverge
To branch out; extend in different directions from the starting point.
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Parity
Equality in amount, status, or value; functional equivalence
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Synergy
A cooperation between two powers to make that power even stronger than when they were on their own.
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Transcend
To pass beyond the limits of
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Axiomatic
Self evident; based on a universally accepted principle or rule.
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Definitive
Precisely described, defined, or characterized; explicit
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Dialectic
Practice of arriving at the truth through opposing logical arguments.
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Empirical
Relying on or derived from observation or experiment
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Presuppose
To presume or assume in advance
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Rationalize
To make rational or to interpret from a logical, reasonable, standpoint
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Rebuttal
Opposing evidence or arguments or the presentation of those arguments.
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Repudiate
To reject truth, validity, and authority
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Tenuous
Having little strength or substance; flimsy
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Verifiable
Able to be proven true by presentation or evidence or testimony.
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Bedlam
A place of a noisy situation or an uproar
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Bowdlerize
To sensor prudishly
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Chauvinism
A prejudice belief in ones own gender, race, or group
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Draconian
Exceedingly harsh; very severe
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Martinet
A rigid military disciplinarian
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Maudlin
Overly emotional
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Mesmerize
To spellbind; to enthrall
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Silhouette
A drawing which is the outline of something most commonly a human in a dark shape.
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Stentorian
Extremely loud
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Titanic
Having an enormous size, strength, power, or influence
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Exalt
To raise in rank, character or status
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Exhort
To urge by strong o, often stirring argument, advise, or appeal.
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Garrulous
Given to excessive and often trivial talk
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Gist
The central idea
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Histrionic
Excessively emotional or dramatic
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Iaconic
Marked by the use of few words
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Peremptory
Putting an end to all debate or action; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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Polemic
A controversial argument, especially one refuting a specific opinion or doctrine
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Vivacious
Full of animation and spirit; lively
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Vociferous
Marked by noisy, forceful, or intense outcries
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Atrophy
To waste away; to wither or deteriorate.
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Debilitate
To sap the strength or energy of; to weaken
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Livid
Discolored, as from a bruise; black and blue
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Moribund
About to die
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Noxious
Poisonous or harmful living things
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Pestilence
Fatal epidemic disease

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