Rhetorical Vocabulary #3 Flashcards

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morality

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concerned with the distinction between good and evil

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decency

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the quality of being polite and respectable

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sequester

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to set apart from others, to keep away from others

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enumeration

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a numbered list, to list things

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parallelism

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similarity by virtue of corresponding

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jargon

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characteristic of a language of a group

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cartwrighting

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making repairs and fixing things

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cooperating

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working together, working in groups or teams

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conspire

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to engage in plotting against or working against

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rapturous

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feeling great delight, the ending of times

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pathetic

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pity or weakness, unable to do things

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ineffable

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too sacred to be describes, unable to be described

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recurrence

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happening again, frequently

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conception

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to become something, to create something, to form something

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obdurate

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showing resistance towards tender feelings, persistent in wrongdoings

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temperance

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avoiding excess, abstaining from excess

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resolution

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finding the solution to the problem, completing

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frugality

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prudence in avoiding any waste

19
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industry

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the organized action of creating something to put on the market, or creating something to profit from

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moderation

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the act of lessening in intensity or severity