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61
English
11th Grade
01/19/2011
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Term
brevity
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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concise
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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laconic
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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pithy
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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quiescent
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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reticent
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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succinct
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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taciturn
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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terse
 Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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bombastic
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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circumlocution
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
Term
colloquial
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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diffuse
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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digress
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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eloquence
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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garrulous
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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grandiloquent
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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loquacious
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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prattle
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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ramble
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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rant
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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rhetorical
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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verbose
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
Term
voluble
 Definition
Words relating to speaking
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arrogant
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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braggart
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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complacent
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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contemptuous
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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supercilious
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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swagger
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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disdainful
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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egotistical
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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haughty
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
Term
insolent
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
Term
narcissistic
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
Term
ostentatious
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
Term
presumptuous
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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pretentious
 Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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banal
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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cliche
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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derivative
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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hackneyed
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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insipid
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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lackluster
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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mundane
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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platitude
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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prosaic
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
Term
trite
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
Term
vapid
 Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
Term
allay
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
alleviate
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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ameliorate
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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appease
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
assuage
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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conciliate
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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mediate
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
mitigate
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
mollify
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
pacify
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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placate
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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quell
 Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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