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| characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc. |
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| generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness |
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| having acute or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense |
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| an animated or excited gesture |
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| a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances |
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| a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment |
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| an act or instance of sacrifice |
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| endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good fellowship |
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| the condition or quality of being devoid of freshneess or originality |
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| a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding |
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| performed merely as a routein duty; hasty and superficial |
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| firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty |
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| equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity |
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| not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable |
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| to depart in a sudden and secred manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution |
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| agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart |
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| having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable |
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| a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning |
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| a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion |
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| a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
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| strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; rightous anger |
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| moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance |
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| what the author is trying to prove (thesis statement) last sentence in opening paragraph |
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| the info the author supplies to convince the reader of the claim (includes evidence but isn't just evidence |
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| the author's reasoning (sometimes implied) |
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| suggesting that the character of one's associates is indicative of that person's character |
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| a conclusion that's not supported by the evidence and arguments presented |
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| claim is restated over and over again as proof of itself |
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| error in inductive reasoning where conclusion is based on unrepresentative examples (less about groups of people) |
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| disproportionally represents only one side of an argument |
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| presents cause and effect argument with a false cause |
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| providing irrelevant, misleading support that diverts attention from the real issue of the argument |
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