Rhetorical Fall Final vocabular Flashcards

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Disdain

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To lower in reputation

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Venerate

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Honor, praise

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Taciturn

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saying very little.

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Superflous

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Unnecessary in excess.

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Serene

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Calm, peaceful

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Subtle

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Something so MINUTE that it is hard to notice.

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Revere

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Deep Respect

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reprove

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Express disregard

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reticent

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warry, reluctant, hesitant

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prolific

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produce a lot,

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prodigal

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Wasteful, reckless

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ostentatious

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a

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obscure

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unclear,

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lament

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mourn

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Laud

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praise

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haughty

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snobby, proud in a rude way.

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insipid

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bored, lacking interest

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innocuous

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no harm, harmless

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flourish

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prosper, thrive

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ferocity

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ferostious

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efface

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to make ones self seem less or

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elucidate

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to make clear

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embelish

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exaggerate

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enigmatic

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mysterious

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disperate

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different diverse

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deprecate

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to downplay,z

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depravity

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corrupt act

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disparage

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belittle

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capricous

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change mind on a wim

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contrit

A

remorse

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credulous

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gullible

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calamity

A

major misfortune

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cajole

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gently persuade

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benign

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not harmless