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Common Sense
Thomas Paine
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11th Grade
02/17/2016

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verb- to state with assurance, confidence, or force: state strongly or positively: affirm:aver:

 

 

 I asserted my self as leader in a rambunctious crowd. 

 

 

 

 

Avow                                                               Declare

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Noun- flood of water, anything that overwhelms like a flood: to overwhelm

 

It was a deluge of hate that flowed in. 

 

 

 

Inundation                                                    catastrophe

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Disquietudes: Noun-causing anxiety or uneasiness: disturbing

 

The disquieting wails of the prisoners would seep through the walls.

 

 

 

Agitating                                                          vexing

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Dissension: noun-dissagreeing or dissenting, as in opion or additude

 

Among the heretics dissension grew writhe, and as a sickness through them, the regime would fall.

 

 

 

discordant                                                heretical                    

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Embark: verb- to begin, to venture into, to involve ones self

 

I took off, I embarked upon the great journey. 

 

 

 

 

 

start                                   board

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Fallacious- Adj- containing a fallacy, deceptive, logically unsound

 

Was he an idiot? His reasons were fallacious.

 

 

 

 

Misleading                    Wrong

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Flourish- Verb- to thrive, to grow well

 

An economy might flourish in a capitalist, free market economy. 

 

 

 

 

prosper                         burgeon

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Ineffectual- adj- having an inadequate effect

 

 

The serum was ineffectual, the victims would continue to die. 

 

 

 

futile                                  impotent

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Intriguing- adj- arousing curiosity or interest

 

It was quite thrilling, quite intriguing to see the crime scene

 

 

 

 

 

fascinating        inciting

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Motive-noun- something that causes a person to act in a certain way, incentive

 

His motive for killing her was spite.

 

 

 

 

 

incitement                                   cause

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Oblivion-noun-state of being forgotten, total forgetfulness

 

 

Amongst the oblivion, the ashes, humanity would become a distant memory to the cosmic host. 

 

 

 

 

disregard                  neglect

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Precarious- Adj- Dangerous, risky, and uncertain

 

Stuck between the two monsters it would seem a precarious situation. 

 

 

 

 

insecure                       perilous

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Precedent-noun- an act or decision that serves to guide for subsequent decisions. 

 

He set the precedent when he took off the old king's hand's head. 

 

 

example         model

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Reconcile-verb-to reestablish friendship, to resolve dispute

 

I would reconcile with my brother, he was my brother after all. 

 

 

 

 

appease                      pacify

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Redress-Verb- the setting right of what is wrong: relief from injury or wrong

 

his redress saved my boy, if not my boy'd be on a platter be now. 

 

 

remedy                            correct

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Refute-verb-to disprove, to show erroneous

 

He would refute me time nd time again, my argument would not stand

 

 

 

 

Invalidate                    contradict

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Resolute-noun- characterised by a decided purpose

 

The Spartans remained resolute for dying in battle to the Persians. 

 

 

 

Steadfast            resolved

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Totter-verb- to stagger as if to fall

 

He tottered for a moment and then faceplanted

 

 

 

Careen                                  Falter

 

 

 

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Prepossessing-verb-pleading or creating a favorable impression

 

 

He would prepossess his victims before taking him to the hid out. 

 

 

Alluring                             engaging

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virtuous-Adj- having excellent morals: righteous 

 

Stalin is not virtuous, he would destroy all in his path.

 

 

 

 

 

ethical                       noble 

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