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Vocab Flashcards

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Allusion

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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication

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Archetype

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the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype

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Character

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the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing

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Protagonist

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the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work

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Antagonist

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a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary

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Characterization

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portrayal; description

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Conflict

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to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash

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Figurative Language

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language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors

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Foreshadowing

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to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure

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Imagery

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the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively

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Irony

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a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance

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Mood

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a state or quality of feeling at a particular time

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Personification

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the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure

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Point of View

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the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator’s outlook from which the events are depicted and by the attitude toward the characters

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Setting

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the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film, etc., takes place

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Simile

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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared

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Symbol

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something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, tok

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Theme

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a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic

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Tone

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the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

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Magniloquence

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speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful

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Elucidation

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to make lucid or clear (to provide clarification); throw light upon; explain

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Agon

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conflict, especially between the protagonist and the antagonist; a struggle or contest

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Affliction

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a force that oppresses or causes suffering

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Gorge

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to stuff with food; glut

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Infamous

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having a very bad reputation

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27
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Lair

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the den or resting place of a wild animal

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Livid

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enraged; furiously angry

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29
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Loathsome

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causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive

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30
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Purge

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to cleanse or rid of something undesirable

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31
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Assimilate

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Absorb and integrate into a society or culture

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32
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Erudition

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The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning

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33
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Basilisk

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A legendary reptile said to be king of serpents

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34
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Ecclesiastical

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Of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy

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Anachronism

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A thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists/ out of its time period

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Injunction

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An authoritative warning or order

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37
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Nonrepresentational

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Not intended to present an accurate depiction of the physical appearance of people or things

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Traverse

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Travel across or through

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39
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Prophecy

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A prediction

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40
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Mist

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A cloud of time water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near he earth’s surface limiting visibility

41
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Sycophant (p. 7)

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a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

42
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Fungus (p. 25)

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used to describe something that has appeared or grown rapidly and is considered unpleasant or unattractive.

43
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Exile (p. 33)

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the state of being barred from one’s native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.

44
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Conversion (p.51)

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the act or an instance of converting or the process of being converted.
OR: the act or process of changing from one form, state, etc., to another

45
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Shaper (p. 62)

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Anglo-saxon poet that played a harp and sang tales of real or fictional heroes. They shaped history with their stories.

46
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Invulnerable (p. 76)

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impossible to harm or damage.

47
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Paradox (p. 104)

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a statement that leads to a conclusion that seems self-contradictory.

48
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Transmogrified (p. 121)

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transformed, especially in a surprising or magical manner.

49
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Obsequious (p. 127)

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

50
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Tedium (p. 138)

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the state of being tedious or boring

51
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Hushed (p. 157)

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having a calm and still silence.

52
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Chasm (p. 173)

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a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.

53
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Abstruse

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A difficulty to understand

54
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Arbitrate

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Reach an authoritative judgment or settlement

55
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Boorish

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Rough and bad-mannered; coarse

56
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Carbuncle

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A severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus

57
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Ecclesiast

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One of 24 books of the Hebrew Bible. It is among the canonical Wisdom Books

58
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Entreaty

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An earnest or humble request

59
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Felicity

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A state of happiness or the quality of joy

60
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Frugal

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Sparing or economical with regard to money or food

61
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Gallant

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Brave; heroic

62
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Glib

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Fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow

63
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Hostelry

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An inn

64
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Lanyard

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A rope threaded through a pair of deadeyes,used to adjust the tension in the rigging of a sailing vessel

65
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Lecherous

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Having shown excessive or offensive sexual desire

66
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Motley

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Incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate

67
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Pestilence

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A fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague

68
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Scurrility

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The quality of being scurrilous

69
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Solicitous

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Eager or anxious to do something

70
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Taffeta

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A fine lustrous silk or similar synthetic fabric with a crissp texture

71
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Wanton

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Deliberate and unprovoked action

72
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Behest

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A command or directive

73
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Blackguardly

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A low, contemptible person; scoundrel

74
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Borough

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An incorporated municipalit smaller than a city; a town that is an administrative unit , in particular

75
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Bower

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A leafy shelter or recess; arbor

76
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Calumniate

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To make false and malicious (defamatory) statements about; slander

77
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Caul

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A woman’s close fitting indoor headdress or hairnet

78
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Cosset

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To care for and protect in an overindulgent way; pamper

79
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Crone

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A withered, witchlike old woman

80
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Extort

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Obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means

81
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Forlorn

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Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

82
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Gages

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A valued object deposited as a gaurantee of good faith; something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat

83
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Gentility

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A social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior, or appearances; refinement

84
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Lascivious

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Inclined to lustfulness; feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire; lewd

85
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Liege

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Concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and vassal

86
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Piteous

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Deserving or arousing pity; pathetic

87
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Ribaldry

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Ribald character as of language or behavior

88
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Sedge

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A grasslike plant with triangular stems and inconsipicious flowers growing typically in wet ground

89
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Superfluity

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The state of being superfluous (being more than is sufficient or required; excessive)

90
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Analogy

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a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

91
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Compromise

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Cause to become vulnerable or function less effectively

92
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Immune/immunity

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Not effected or influenced by something

93
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Intransigent

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unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.

94
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Lexicon

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The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

95
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Organization

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an organized body of people with a particular purpose, especially a business, society, association, etc.

96
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Persuasion/Persuade

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persuade an unwilling person to do something by using force or threats.(convince)

97
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Proselyte

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a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another, especially recently.

98
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Probability

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The likelihood of something being the case or happening

99
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Word

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A single distinct meaningful unit of language

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