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1. To state the truth although not proved
2. To give as a reason or excuse |
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| 1. A brief story that is humorous or unusually interesting often biographical |
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1. To pronounce clearly & distinctly
2. To arrange in a systematic whole
3. Understandable
4. Speaking-well
5. Jointed |
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| 1. Playful;light(often humerous) talk or banter |
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| 1. Ambiguity arising from a word or phrase that may be interpreted two ways one often risque |
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| 1. A brief, typically witty saying that expresses much in a few words |
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| 1. The study of the earliest beginnings of words and their language histories |
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| 1. Talkative to an annoying degree |
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| 1. To speak with great speed, little thought & almost zero clarity |
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1. Difference in loudness or pitch of the voice
2. The spelling change of words to show plurality, possession tone, gender voices, case or mood |
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1. The use of words to convey a meaning other than(often opposite to) the literal meaning
2. Ironic expression that implies the opposite of what is said
3. An outcome or result just the opposite of what would be expected |
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| 1. Using few words as possible concise almost to the point of rudeness |
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| 1. A humerous of words putting a similar-sounding word in place of the correct one |
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| 1. One who tells stories or jokes with exceptional skill |
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| 1. The unnecessary repetition of words, ideas, statements |
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| 1. Overused to the point of staleness |
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