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apropos

A

Fitting the occasion; suitable or apt.

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ascendancy

A

Controlling influence; domination.

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3
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assess

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To analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of.

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aver

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To declare positively; to state as the truth.

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5
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concede

A

To admit to be true, often reluctantly.

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deficient

A

Lacking

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7
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dogma

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An unproven principle or belief held to be true.

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embody

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  1. To put an idea into a form that can be seen. 2. To make part of a system, incorporate.
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impart

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  1. To make known; disclose. 2. To bestow.
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10
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oratory

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The art of public speaking.

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propagate

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  1. To reproduce. 2. To cause to reproduce. 3. To foster the spread of.
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12
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proponent

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Someone who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate.

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13
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rudimentary

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  1. Not yet fully developed. 2. Elementary
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14
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sojurn

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A visit or temporary stay.

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15
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vociferous

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Making one’s feelings known in a loud way.

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16
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ab, a, abs

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away

17
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ag, ig, act

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do/act

18
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inter, intel

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between/among

19
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intra, intro

A

within

20
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leg, legis, lect

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law, charge/appoint, read, bequeath/grant

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ling, langu

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language, tongue

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liter

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letter/writing

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parl, par, parol

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discourse, promise

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tac, tic

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silent

25
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verb

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word

26
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vol

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wish/will