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| a mark of acknowledgment; an expression of praise |
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| to approach or speak to in an aggressive or challenging way |
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| attacking an opponent's character rathrthan answering his argument |
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| a saying often in metaphorical form that embodies a common observation |
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| one that opposes or resists, contends with |
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| a critical remark often used with "on" |
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| the ascription of human characteristics to things not human |
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| a disgression in the form of an address to someone not present or to a personified objector idea |
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| to take or claim for oneself without right |
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| to utter clearly indistinct syllables; having pairs or distinct areas organized into a coherent whole |
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| to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm; aver |
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| manner, disposition, feeling, position with regard to a person or thing |
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| a group of listeners or spectators at a public event; collectively |
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| characterized by enthusism or vigorous pursuit; desirous to the point of greed; urgently eager |
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| an aesthetically pleasing integration of elements; the juxtaposition in writing of syntacally parallel constuctions |
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| a sentence that employs parallel structureof approximately the same length and importance |
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| lacking originality, freshness, or novelty |
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| to attack verbally; to explain or insist on excessively |
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| characterized by a strong desire to gain or possess |
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