List #34 Flashcards by Idris Qureshi | Brainscape

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obiter dictum

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passing remark

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obsequious

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servilely following

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abase

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to lower

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pathetic fallacy

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ascribing feeling to things

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ratiocination

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methodical thinking

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mutatis mutandis

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with necessary changes

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interstice

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small space

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terra incognita

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unknown land

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sedate

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calm

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retort

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swift reply

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nihilism

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belief in nothing

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supersede

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replace

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inanimate

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lifeless

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condescend

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lower oneself

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epigram

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witty comment

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