Vocab 2-3 Flashcards

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Cadence

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A fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase

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Discourse

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A formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing

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3
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Manifest

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Demonstrate

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Dentifrice

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A paste for cleaning the teeth

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Rebut

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Prove that evidence or accusations are false

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Verbiage

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Speech or writing that. Uses to many words

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Oracle

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Tells the future

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Profusion

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Very great number of

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Beatific

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Displaying great happiness

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Insidious

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Having harmful affects

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Intuit

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Discover by feeling

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Suffuse

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Spread through

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13
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Teem

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Swarm with

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14
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Patronage

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Support or help

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Quaver

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Shake

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Stew

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Worry about a problem

17
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Scapegoat

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To take the blame

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Skepticism

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A person showing doubt

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Filigree

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Delicate ornament like gold, silver

20
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Invigorate

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Give energy

21
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Certitude

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Absolute certainty

22
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Complement

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A thing that completes

23
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Perfunctory

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Carried out with a minimum effort

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Welter

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Agitating; make someone troubled

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Trifle

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A thing of little value