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Swag city vocabulary flashcard set unit 5
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English
8th Grade
09/20/2012

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Utterance
Definition
Noun, something that is said.
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verbose
Definition
adj, given to wordiness.
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prattle
Definition
verb, to utter meaningless sounds suggestive of the chatter of children.
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sophistry
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noun, clever arguments that are misleading or incorrect.
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racontuer
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noun, one who excels at telling anecdotes.
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circumlocution
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noun, use of many words to express a noun, relatively simple idea or to avoid stating one's postion directly or clearly.
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literate
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adj, able to read and write.
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falter
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verb, to stumble or hesitate in speech.
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discourse
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noun, verbal interchange of ideas.
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cogent
Definition
adj, appealing forcibly to the mind or reason: convincing.
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