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Lessons 1-5 Flashcards

1
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Brevity

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Briefness

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Concise

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Using few words

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3
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Laconic

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Using few words

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Pithy

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Brief and full of meaning

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5
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Quiescent

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Quiet; still; inactive

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Reticent

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Not talking much

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7
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Succint

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Concise

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8
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Taciturn

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Silent; sparing of words

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Terse

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Using only the words needed to make the point; concise

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Circumlocution

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Speaking in circles; roundabout speech

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Colloquial

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Pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational

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12
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Diffuse

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Wordy

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13
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Digress

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To wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

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14
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Eloquence

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Artful ease with speaking that impacts people’s feelings

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15
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Garrulous

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Talkative

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16
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Grandiloquent

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Using big fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

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17
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Loquacious

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Very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous

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18
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Prattle

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To speak on an on in a senseless and silly manner

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19
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Rant

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To talk very loudly, even wildly

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Rhetorical

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Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression

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21
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Verbose

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Using too many words; wordy

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22
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Voluble

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Talking a great deal with ease; glib

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23
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Arrogant

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Overbearing; proud; haughty

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Braggart

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On who boasts a great deal

25
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Complacent

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Self-satisfied; smug

26
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Contemptuous

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Lacking respect; scornful

27
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Disdainfully

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Full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof

28
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Egotistical

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Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited

29
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Haughty

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Having a great self pride

30
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Insolent

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Rude

31
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Narcissist

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Having to do with extreme self-adoration

32
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Ostentatious

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Having to do with showing off

33
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Presumptuous

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Too forward or bold

34
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Pretentious

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Claiming or pretending increased importance

35
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Supercilious

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Looking down on others; proud and scornful

36
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Swagger

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To walk around in a proud, showy manner

37
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Banal

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Dull or stale because of overuse

38
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Cliché

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An idea that has become stale due to overuse

39
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Derivative

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Unoriginal

40
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Hackneyed

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Made commonplace by overuse

41
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Insipid

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Lacking flavor or taste; unexciting

42
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Lackluster

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Lacking vitality, energy, or brightness

43
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Mundane

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Commonplace; ordinary

44
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Platitude

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An obvious remark uttered as if it were original

45
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Prosaic

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Dull

46
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Trite

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Unoriginal

47
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Vapid

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Stale; lacking freshness

48
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Allay

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To lessen fear; to calm

49
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Alleviate

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To lessen

50
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Ameliorate

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To lessen pain, difficulty, or tension; to make better

51
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Appease

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To make tranquil, especially by giving into demands

52
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Assuage

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Pacify; to lessen pain or conflict

53
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Conciliate

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To win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods

54
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Mediate

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To act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes

55
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Mitigate

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To lessen pain or damage

56
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Mollify

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To pacify, soothe, or appease

57
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Pacify

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To calm

58
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Placate

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To soothe

59
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Quell

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To pacify; subdue

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