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Apropos (adj)
Appropriate for the occasion
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Ascendancy (n)
A controlling influence; a position of power
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Assess (v)
To analyze and determine the nature, value, or importance of something
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Aver (v)
To declare positively; to state as the truth
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Concede (v)
To admit, often reluctantly
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Dogma (n)
An unproven principle or belief held to be true
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Dogmatic (adj)
Overly positive and assertive about something that cannot be proved
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Embody (v)
To put an idea into a form that can be seen
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Impart (v)
To make known; disclose
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Oratory (n)
The art of public speaking
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Propogate (v)
To reproduce
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Proponent (n)
One who proposes or supports an idea; an advocate
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Rudimentary(adj)
- 1. Not yet fully developed
- 2. Elementary
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Sojourn
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- 1. A visit or a temporary stay
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- 2. To stay for a while
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Vociferous (adj)
- Making one's feelings known in a loud way
- Ex.
- The community's vociferous opposition to a stadium in their neighborhood led the governer to abandon the plan.
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Orator (n)
A public speaker
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Oratorical (adj)
Having the characteristics of an orator
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Deficiency (n)
The act of being deficient
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