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English Vocab Group ID
identifying which group the words belong to
61
English
11th Grade
01/19/2011

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Term
brevity
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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concise
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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laconic
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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pithy
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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quiescent
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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reticent
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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succinct
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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taciturn
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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terse
Definition
Words relating to using few words or being quiet
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bombastic
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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circumlocution
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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colloquial
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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diffuse
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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digress
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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eloquence
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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garrulous
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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grandiloquent
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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loquacious
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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prattle
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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ramble
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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rant
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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rhetorical
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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verbose
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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voluble
Definition
Words relating to speaking
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arrogant
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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braggart
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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complacent
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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contemptuous
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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supercilious
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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swagger
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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disdainful
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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egotistical
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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haughty
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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insolent
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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narcissistic
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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ostentatious
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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presumptuous
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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pretentious
Definition
Words relating to feeling superior
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banal
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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cliche
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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derivative
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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hackneyed
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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insipid
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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lackluster
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
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mundane
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
Term
platitude
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
Term
prosaic
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
Term
trite
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
Term
vapid
Definition
Words relating to unoriginal, dull, played out
Term
allay
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
alleviate
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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ameliorate
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
appease
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
assuage
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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conciliate
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
mediate
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
mitigate
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
mollify
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
Term
pacify
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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placate
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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quell
Definition
Words relating to lessening pain, tension, and/or conflict
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