Unit 3 Flashcards
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Inveigh
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To attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly against; condemn
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Vehement
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Strongly emotional; fierce and passionate; intense
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Surmise
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To draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess; hypothesize
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Demise
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The end of existence; death
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Remit
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To make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon
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Emblematic
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Standing for another thing; symbolic
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Diabolical
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Of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel
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Hyperbole
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An exaggeration for effect
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Episodic
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Happening in parts or segments/episodes
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Methodical
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Orderly and regular
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Synod
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A council, especially of churches or church officials