Unit 3 Flashcards

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Vehement

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Strongly emotional; fierce and passionate

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Inveigh

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To attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly

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Surmise

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To draw a conclusion

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Demise

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To end of existence; death

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5
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Remit

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To make less or weaker; to forgive or to pardon

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Emblematic

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Standing for another thing

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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 and segments

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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

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Strongly emotional; fierce and passionate

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Vehement

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To attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly

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Inveigh

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To draw a conclusion

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Surmise

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To end of existence; death

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Demise

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To make less or weaker; to forgive or to pardon

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Remit

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Standing for another thing

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Emblematic

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Of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel

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Diabolical

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An exaggeration for effect

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Hyperbole

20
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Happening in parts and segments

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Episodic

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Orderly and regular

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Methodical

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A council, especially of churches or church officials

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Synod