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Vocab Quiz #1 Leggett > Leggett Vocab > Flashcards

Leggett Vocab Flashcards

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Assertion

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A declaration or statement

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Clarity

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clearness in thought or expression

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Cogent

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convincing, reasonable

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coherent

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logically connected

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cohesive

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condition of sticking together

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didactic

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intended to instruct

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discourse

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verbal expression or exchange; conversation

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eloquence

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the ability to speak vividly or persuasively

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emphasize

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to give special attention to something, to stress

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fluid

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easily flowing

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implication

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the act of suggesting or hinting

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lucid

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easily understood;clear

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13
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rhetoric

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the art of using language effectively and persuasively

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14
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arbiter

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a judge who decides a disputed issue

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15
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biased

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prejudiced

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame

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17
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impartial

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not in favor of one side or the other, unbiased

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18
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incontrovertible

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not able to be denied or disputed

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integrity

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trustworthiness; completeness

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objectivity

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treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices

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21
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penitent

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expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds

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plausible

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seemingly valid or acceptable, credible

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substantiated

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supported with proof or evidence; verified

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vindicated

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freed from blame

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condescending

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treating people as weak or inferior

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contemptuous

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feeling hatred; scornful

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despotic

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exercising absolute power; tyrannical

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dictatorial

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domineering; oppressively overbearing

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disdain

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  1. (n) contempt, scorn 2.(v) to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
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haughty

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arrogant; vainly proud

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imperious

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arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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patronizing

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treating in a condescending manner

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convoluted

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intricate; complex

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cryptic

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difficult to understand

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futile

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having no useful purpose; pointless

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impede

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to slow the progress of

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obscure

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1.(adj) relatively unknown 2.(v) to conceal or make indistinct

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quandary

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a state of uncertainty or perplexity

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indolent

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lazy

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insipid

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uninteresting; unchallenging

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listless

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lacking energy

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torpor

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laziness; inactivity; dullness

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alienated

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removed or disassociated from (friends,family, or homeland)

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alliance

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a union of two or more groups

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disparity

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inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference

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servile

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submissive; like a servant

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suppressed

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subdued; kept from being circulated

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embellish

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to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate

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florid

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describing flowery or elaborate speech

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opulent

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exhibiting a display of great wealth

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ornate

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elaborately decorated

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ostentatious

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describing a showy or pretentious display

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poignant

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profoundly moving; touching

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ebullience

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intense enthusiasm

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effusive

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emotionally unrestrained; gushy

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egregious

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conspicuously bad or offensive

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flagrant

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extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

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frenetic

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wildly excited or active

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gratuitous

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given freely; unearned; unwarranted

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superfluous

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extra; unnecesary

Vocab Quiz #1 Leggett (1 decks)

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