rhet vocab words 1-25 Flashcards by mabry payne | Brainscape

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usurp

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seize unfairly

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Avouch

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assert

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Martial

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military

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Portentous

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ominous

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Harbinger

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Forerunner

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Dirge

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mourning song

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Impious

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Unholy

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Jocund

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Merry

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Circumscribe

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Limit

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Dalliance

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Amorous play

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Perusal

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Careful reading

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Precept

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Rule of conduct

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Extremity

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Utmost limit

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Firmament

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Heavens

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Paragon

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Model of perfection

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Gratis

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Free

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Savory

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Appetizing

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Chronicles

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Histories

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Cleave

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Split

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Malefaction

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Evil deed

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Visage

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Face

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Consummation

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Completion

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Orison

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Prayer

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Paradox

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Apparent contradiction

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Calumny

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Slanderous accusation