Week 2 Flashcards
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FIGURE OF SPEECH: auspicious
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Adjective
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DEFINE: auspicious
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Conductive to success
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SYN: auspicious
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Favorable
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ANT: auspicious
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Unpromising
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DEFINE: belie
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To tell lies about
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FIGURE OF SPEECH: belie
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To tell lies about
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SYN: belie
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Slander, defame
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ANT: belie
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Attest, prove
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DEFINE: bellicose
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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
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FIGURE OF SPEECH: bellicose
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Adjective
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SYN: bellicose
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Aggressive, hostile, warlike
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ANT: bellicose
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Calm, easygoing, passive
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DEFINE: bowdlerize
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Remove material that is considered improper or offensive from a text or account, especially with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective
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FIGURE OF SPEECH: bowdlerize
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Verb
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SYN: bowdlerize
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Censor, expurgate, edit
