List 14 Flashcards
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Predilection
A
A tendency to think favorably of something in particular
1
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Predecessor
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Something succeeded or replaced by something else
2
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Pretension
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The act of pretending or alleging
3
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Punning
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The use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words
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Rebuttal
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The act of disproving
5
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Sacrilegious
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Pertaining to or involving a violation of something sacred
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Speculative
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Characterized by consideration
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Stave
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To serve on a staff
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Subordinate clause
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A clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause
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Validity
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The state or quality of being true
