| Term | Definition |
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hoary |
old, grey |
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fuliginous |
dusky, murky |
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dogmatic |
inclined to lay down opinions as truth |
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maraud |
to raid |
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voracious |
having a very eager approach |
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impalpable |
unable to be felt |
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rapacity |
aggressively greedy |
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philanthropic |
of a person, seeking to promote the welfare of others |
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dependent clause |
part of a sentence dependent on another clause for meaning and context |
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independent clause |
the main idea of the sentence |
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subordinating conjunction |
introduces dependent clauses, joins them |
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relative pronoun |
relates to another noun preceding it in a sentence |