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Deck 15 Flashcards

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1
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Circuitous

A

Longer than the most direct way; roundabout

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Obfuscation

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The act of making something unclear or obscure

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Inscrutability

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Impossible to understand or interpret

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Prescience

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The act of knowing something before it happens; premonition

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Emendation

A

Process of making a revision or correction to a text

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Homonym

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Two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings

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Metonym

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A word or name that is used as a substitute for something else with which it is associated; for example: Washington is a metonym for the US government

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Antonym

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A word opposite in meaning to another

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Euphemism

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A mild or polite word or expression used to substitute for one considered to be too harsh or blunt; a polite term

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Syllogism

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A form of reasoning where two separate positions find an assumed or given common ground and a conclusion is drawn from that common node

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Espousing

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To adopt or support (a person or belief)

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Capitulate

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Cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

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Stalwart

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Loyal, reliable, hardworking

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Doughty

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Brave and persistent

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Opprobrious

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Expressing scorn or criticism

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Intractability

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Hard to control or deal with; stubbornness

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Ignominious

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Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating

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Cloying

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Excessively sweet, rich or sentimental

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Beguiling

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Charming in a deceptive way

20
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Recondite

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Little known; abstruse

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Jocund

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Cheerful and lighthearted

22
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Condign

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Appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; well-deserved

23
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Clement

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Mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient

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