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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 restitution | payment or compensation for damage |
| convey | communicate or express |
| reminiscence | recalling previous good times |
| anecdote | retelling of a short story |
| decry | speak out against |
| debunk | disprove |
| deplore | express/feel strong disapproval |
| stasis | motionlessness (lack of motion) |
| objective | not influenced by personal beliefs |
| subjective | influenced by personal beliefs or perspective |
| antithesis | exact opposite |
| concession | granting a point in an argument |
| incidence | an occurrence or happening |
| skepticism | tendency to doubt |
| (in)credulous | incredulous - unbelieving, credulous - believing |
| heterogeneous | different kinds (diverse) |
| homogeneous | all the same kind |
| derogatory | belittling (dissing) |
| illustrative | serving as an example or illustration |
| antecedent | previous, thing that comes before |
| paradoxical | seemingly impossible (contradictory) |
| qualify | modify by making less extreme |
| preeminent | most distinguished in their field |
| strident | unpleasantly intense |
| conciliatory | always looking for peace |
| conjecture | educated guess |
| surmise | educated guess |
| pedantic | talking like you know everything |
| reverent | having great respect |
| evocation | the calling forth of something |
| allegorical | describes a story with a moral |
| poignant | deeply touching |
| pragmatic | practical |
| indifference | having no preference |
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