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1
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Inflection

A

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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3
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Paradigm

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The set of inflected forms of a word

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4
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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

A

To depict falsely; to misrepresent

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10
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Clandestine

A

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

A

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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21
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Eon

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

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22
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Extant

A

Still in existence, not destroyed, lost, or extinct

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23
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Hiatus

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A gap or interruption in space or time; a break

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24
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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

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Impossible to retract; irreversible

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Millennium

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A span of 1,000 years

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Perpetuity

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Time without end; eternity

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28
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Pristine

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Unspoiled, untouched by civilization; remaining in a pure state

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Transience

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A short life of existence; an impermanence

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30
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Buffoon

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A clown or jester, especially one who makes undignified rude jokes

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31
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Farce

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A comic play using exaggerated characters and improbable plots

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32
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Irony

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Words used to show the complete opposite of what they really mean

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33
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Jocular

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Characterized by a joking manner

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34
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Lampoon

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A good natured written piece that pokes fun at something or somebody

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35
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Levity

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A light or humorous attitude, often when inappropriate

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36
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Parody

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A comic imitation that exaggerates characteristics in order to poke fun

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37
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Raillery

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Good natured teasing or ridicule, particularly in a conversation

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38
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Regale

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To delight or give pleasure; to entertain

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39
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Satirical

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Using sarcasm or sharp wit to expose human vice or weakness

40
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Adumbrate

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To describe roughly or vaguely; to give a sketchy outline of

41
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Arcane

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Known or understood only by a few; mysterious

42
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Covert

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Concealed or hidden

43
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Educe

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To draw or bring out; elicit

44
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Fathom

A

To understand or comprehend

45
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Impenetrable

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Impossible to pierce, break through, or enter

46
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Impervious

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Incapable of being affected p, harmed, or broke into

47
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Limpid

A

Transparent clear

48
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Manifest

A

Clearly apparent or obvious

49
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Nebulous

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Cloudy, misty, or hazy

50
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Adjunct

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Something or someone who is attached to another in a defendant or subordinate position.

51
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Amalgamate

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To unify; to unite

52
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Compatriot

A

A person from ones own country

53
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Conclave

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A secret or confidential meeting

54
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Contiguous

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Sharing an edge or boundary; neighboring; adjacent

55
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Diffuse

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Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated

56
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Diverge

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To branch out; extend in different directions from the starting point.

57
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Parity

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Equality in amount, status, or value; functional equivalence

58
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Synergy

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A cooperation between two powers to make that power even stronger than when they were on their own.

59
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Transcend

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To pass beyond the limits of

60
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Axiomatic

A

Self evident; based on a universally accepted principle or rule.

61
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Definitive

A

Precisely described, defined, or characterized; explicit

62
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Dialectic

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Practice of arriving at the truth through opposing logical arguments.

63
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Empirical

A

Relying on or derived from observation or experiment

64
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Presuppose

A

To presume or assume in advance

65
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Rationalize

A

To make rational or to interpret from a logical, reasonable, standpoint

66
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Rebuttal

A

Opposing evidence or arguments or the presentation of those arguments.

67
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Repudiate

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To reject truth, validity, and authority

68
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Tenuous

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Having little strength or substance; flimsy

69
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Verifiable

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Able to be proven true by presentation or evidence or testimony.

70
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Bedlam

A

A place of a noisy situation or an uproar

71
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Bowdlerize

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To sensor prudishly

72
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Chauvinism

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A prejudice belief in ones own gender, race, or group

73
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Draconian

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Exceedingly harsh; very severe

74
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Martinet

A

A rigid military disciplinarian

75
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Maudlin

A

Overly emotional

76
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Mesmerize

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To spellbind; to enthrall

77
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Silhouette

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A drawing which is the outline of something most commonly a human in a dark shape.

78
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Stentorian

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Extremely loud

79
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Titanic

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Having an enormous size, strength, power, or influence

80
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Exalt

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To raise in rank, character or status

81
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Exhort

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To urge by strong o, often stirring argument, advise, or appeal.

82
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Garrulous

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Given to excessive and often trivial talk

83
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Gist

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The central idea

84
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Histrionic

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Excessively emotional or dramatic

85
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Iaconic

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Marked by the use of few words

86
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Peremptory

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Putting an end to all debate or action; not allowing contradiction or refusal

87
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Polemic

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A controversial argument, especially one refuting a specific opinion or doctrine

88
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Vivacious

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Full of animation and spirit; lively

89
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Vociferous

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Marked by noisy, forceful, or intense outcries

90
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Atrophy

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To waste away; to wither or deteriorate.

91
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Debilitate

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To sap the strength or energy of; to weaken

92
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Livid

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Discolored, as from a bruise; black and blue

93
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Moribund

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About to die

94
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Noxious

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Poisonous or harmful living things

95
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Pestilence

A

Fatal epidemic disease

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