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The way we use language, especially to persuade aka "The How"
Rhetoric
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Lower class dialect
Patois
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A system of beliefs
Ideology
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Direct opposite of
Antithes
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Slight difference/variation in color/tone
Nuance
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Special vocabulary
Lexicon
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Informal or slang
Colloqual
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To give and take in kind
Reciprocate
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Admit the "other side" is right
Concede
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Crafty, schemes, plots, intreges, 'evil plans'
Machinations
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Exaggerated, dramatic, designed to get attention
Histrionics
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The thing being referred to by a word or expression
Referent
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Anything out of its proper historical time
Anachronistic
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Misleading or deceptive
Fallacious
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Never tiring
Indefatigable
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Especially appropriate or relevant
Apropos
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Boring through repetition
Banal
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The resolution
Denouement
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Extra beyond the required
Gratuitous
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Often repeated dull remark
Platitude
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Different in type
Disparate
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Incapable of putting into words
Ineffable
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The perfect example
Epitome
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Foolishly idealistic
Quixotic
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Happening by chance "Lucky Accident"
Fortuitous
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Evil, wicked, villainous
Nefarious
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Kiss ass (suck up)
Sycophant
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Hidden "Neadering"
Latent
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A state of rest. Relaxation
Repose
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Unspoken, unwritten, not openly expressed
Tacit
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Conventional or traditional
Orthodox
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To spoil or rotten/ruin
Mar
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Inarguable / indisputable
Incontrovertible
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The releasing of built up emotions (usually in art)
Catharsis
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Burdensome, difficult
Onerous
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To fake something to escape duty
Malinger
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Deviating from the normal
Aberrant
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Fierce, cruel, savage
Truculent
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Flashy beauty but lacking substance
Meretericious
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Marked by gradual shifting of colors
Variegated
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Likely to argue
Disputatious
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Brief stay. Visit
Sojourn
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Refuse to obey authority (children)
Recalcitrant
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Refuse to obey authority/the norm. (Others)
Subversive
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Exile. Assign a lower rank
Relegate
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To improve/to make better
Ameliorate
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A split based on belief
Schism
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To take by force
Piratical
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To make or regard as holy
Hallow
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Writing that appears in the form of sentences or paragraphs instead of lines or stanzas
Prose
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Noble and generous
Magnanimous
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Review, scold by public
Castigate
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To coax w/ flattery
Cajole
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Calm and peaceful
Halcyon
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To split from and cling to (cleavage)
Cleave
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To try to be like someone else
Emulate
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Accorded a great deal of respect
Venerable
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Morally upright character
Rectitude
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Very likely to change your mind. Indecisive.
Fickle
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Dealing with money
Pecuriary
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Just beginning to emerge
Incipient
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Tendency to cause delay
Dilatory
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Superficially done
Perfuntory
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Oily, slick : in personality
Unctenous
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Appearance of reality
Versimiltude
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The highest point (i.e. climax)
Apex
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Curdious, respect
Deference
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Exempt from hurt or harm
Impunity
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Only for elite few
Esoteric
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Period of refraining
Moratorium
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Narrow in space
Parochial
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Something you hope for but is impossible to achieve
Chimera
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Too many to count
Innumuable
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The state of being impurished
Destitution
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Done with stealth
Surreptitious
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Trace of something dyng
Vestige
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