Random Words 13 Flashcards by Kenton Butcher | Brainscape

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Inexpedient

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Adj: not advisable

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Proscribe

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Verb: to forbid

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Vapid

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Adj: uninspiring

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Pathos

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Noun: quality that evokes pity or sadness

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Prosody

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Noun: the study of stress and intonation in language

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Variegated

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Adj: multicolored

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Arcane

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Adj: obscure, known by only a few

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Discursiveness

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Noun: long-windedness

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Somnambulist

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Noun: a sleepwalker

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Vehemence

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Noun: violence, fervor

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Ingenue

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Noun: naive person

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Mendacity

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Noun: quality of being prone to lying

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Paucity

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Noun: shortage

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Protean

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Adj: changeable

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Venal

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Adj: corrupt, can be bribed

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