Week 26 Flashcards by Erin O'Connell

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epistle

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a formal letter

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succinct

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to the point

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missive

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a short, often informational communication

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vestige

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a remnant

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attest

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to bear witness

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eulogy

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a tribute, often for someone who has died

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NR miss

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message

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NR test

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witness

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NR eu

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good

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NR logos

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words

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reverberate

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to echo through time

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anecdote

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a personal story of a minor event

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memoir

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an account based on experience

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prolix

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wordy and convoluted

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discourse

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public debate or discussion

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libel

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false written attack on one’s character

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NR verb

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word

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NR mem

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remember

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NR lex

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words

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NR course

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run, current

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encomium

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an expression of praise

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treatise

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a formal essay on a topic

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manifesto

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an expression of political beliefs or goals

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glyph

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a carved symbol

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decipher

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to interpret symbols or a code

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scribe

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a writer or keeper of records

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NR treat

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deal

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NR manu

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hand

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NR fest

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attack, disturb

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NR cipher

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code

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NR scribe

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write

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expository

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examining critically

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relegate

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to demote

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citation

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quote or reference

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accolade

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statement of praise

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epithet

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nickname

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preamble

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opening statements

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NR pose

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show

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NR legat

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envoy

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NR cite

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mention, quote

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NR pre

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before