 | Term | Definition |
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Assertion |
Declaration or Statement |
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Coherent |
Logically Connected |
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Didacted |
Intended to instruct |
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Discourse |
Conversation |
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Eloquence |
The ability to speak vividly |
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Fluid |
Easily Flowing |
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Implication |
The act of suggesting or hinting |
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Lucid |
Clear easily understood |
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Pundit |
An authority that expresses opinion |
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Rhetoric |
The art of using language effectively and pursuasively |
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Arbiter |
A judge who decides a dispute |
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Biased |
Predjudiced |
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Impartial |
Not in favor of one side or the other |
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Incontrovertable |
Indisdinguishable |
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Integrity |
trustwortiness; completeness |
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Jurisprudence |
Philosophy or science of law |
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Objectivity |
Treating facts without influence from personal feelings |
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penitent |
Expressing remorse |
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plausable |
seemingly valuable; credible |
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substantiated |
valid; verified |
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Vindicated |
Freed from blame |
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Condecending |
Treating people as if they were inferior |
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contemptuos |
feeling hatred; scornful |
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despotic |
tyranical; absolute power |
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dictatorial |
domineering opressively over bearing |
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disdain |
contempt or scorn |
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haughty |
arrogant; vainly proud |
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patronizing |
treating in a condescending manor |
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convoluted |
intrict; complex |
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cryptic |
difficult to comprehend |
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futile |
having no useful purpose |
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impeed |
slow progress of |
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obscure |
relatively unknown |
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quandary |
state of uncertainty |
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dilatory |
habitually late |
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indolent |
lazy |
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insipid |
uninteresting |
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alienated |
removed from |
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alliance |
union of two or more groups |
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disparity |
equality in rank |
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suppressed |
subdued kept from being circulated |
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embelish |
to make beautiful; ornamenting |
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ornate |
elaborately decorated |
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poignant |
profoundly moving and touching |
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ebulliance |
intent enthusiasm |
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effusive |
emotionally unrestrained |
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frenatic |
wildly excited |
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superfluous |
extra, unnecessary |
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alleviate |
to ease a pain or burden |
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assylum |
a place of retreat |
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auspicious |
favorable promising |
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benevolent |
well meaning generous |
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mullify |
softening soothing |
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sanction |
to give authorization or approval |
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dubious |
doubtful of authenticity |
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fabricated |
concocted in order to decieve; made |
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hypocracy |
pretending to be someone one is not |
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slander |
false charges or malicious statements about someone |
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astute |
shrude or clever |
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coup |
brilliantly executed plan |
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disingenious |
not straight forward |
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strategem |
clever trick used to decieve done by secretive means |
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surroptitious |
done by not secretive means |
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wary |
on guard watchful |
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ambiguous |
open to more than one interpretation |
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ambivolent |
simoltaniously feeling opposed; uncertain |
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apethetic |
showing little emotion |
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arbitrary |
determined by impulse |
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equivocate |
avoid a statement |
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indifferent |
not caring one way or another |
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spontanious |
unplanned |
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whimsical |
unpredictable |
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superficial |
shallow |
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trivial |
of little support or signifcance |
