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Disposition

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Inclination; tendency

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Constitute

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Serve as the parts or basis of; form; comprise

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Tempered

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Treated to achieve just the right strength or balance

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Deliberate

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Careful consoderation

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Oblivion

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The condition of being completely forgotten

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Integral

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Essential

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Petrified

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Paralyzed with fear

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Shrouded

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Wrapped

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Intrigues

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Secrets

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Protruded

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Stuck out

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Depths

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The deepest areas

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Mediator

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One who reconciles opposing groups

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Ordinances

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Sacraments or religious rites

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Judgement

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Power to form an opinion well; good sense

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Apparel

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Clothing

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Constitution

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Physical makeup of a person

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Prudence

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Carefulness; caution

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Habitation

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Place to live; group of homes or dwellings

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Omnipotent

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All-powerful

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Quench

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Satisfy a thirst

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Calamity

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Disaster; catastrophe

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Adversity

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Hardship; difficulty

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Recompense

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Something given or done in return for something else; repayment

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Manifold

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In many ways

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Persevere

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Continue despite hardship; persist

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Affections

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Emotions

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Peril

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Danger

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Subject to

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Likely to be affected by something

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Relent

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To become less harsh; to be more merciful

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Induce

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Cause; being about

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Sermon

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Speech given from a pulpit in a house of worship

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Oratory

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Formal public speaking

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Evade

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To avoid or escape by deceit or cleverness

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Dissembling

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Concealment of one’s real nature or motives

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Ingratiating

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Charming; flattering

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Goody

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Title used for a married woman; short for Goodwife

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Crucible

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Heat resistant container in which metals are melted at very high temperatures; a severe test or trial

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Abyss

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A crack in the Earth

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Quakers

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Members of the Society of Friends, a Christian religious sect that has no formal creed, rites, or priesthood

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Junta

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Assembly or council

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Propitiation

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Action designed to soothe

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Calumny

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False accusation; slander

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Predilection

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Preexisting preference

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Inculcation

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Teaching by repetition and urging

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Political Speech

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A nonfiction work that is delivered orally to an audience

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Address

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A formal speech that is prepared for a special occasion

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Sermon

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A speech that is usually based on a scriptural text and is intended to provide religious instruction

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Logical Appeal

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Builds a well-reasoned argument based on evidence, such as facts, statistics, or expert testimony

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Emotional Appeal

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Attempts to arouse the audience’s feelings, often by using loaded words that convey strong connotations

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Ethical Appeal

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Directed at the audience’s sense of morality or values

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Rhetorical Devices

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Patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis and stir the audience’s emotions

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Repetition

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Restating an idea using the same words

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Restatement

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Expressing the same idea using different words

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Parallelism

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Repeating a grammatical structure

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Antithesis

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Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas

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Rhetorical Questions

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Asking questions for effect, not to get answers

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Insidious

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Deceitful; treacherous

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Privileges

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Special rights; advantages

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Vigilant

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Alert to danger

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Despotism

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Absolute rule; tyranny

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Salutary

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Beneficial; promoting a good purpose

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Unanimity

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Complete agreement

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Candid

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Honest; straightforward

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Assent

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Official agreement or sanction

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Harass

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Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation

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Redress

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Remedy or set right

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Acquiesce

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Agree without protest

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Rectitude

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Correctness; righteousness

69
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Prudent

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Sensible; careful

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