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24 Terms

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rhetoric

use (sometimes exaggerated) of language

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clique

small, exclusive group of people

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extol

praise highly

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mentor

counselor, coach, tutor

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facile

easily accomplished or attained

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cant

insincere or almost meaningless talk

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umbrage

resentment, offense

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magnanimous

generous, noble

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vilify

malign, slander

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elucidate

to make clear

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vapid

uninteresting, dull

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unwieldy

bulky, difficult to handle

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proximity

nearness

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lassitude

weariness, weakness

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vitiate

destroy the use or value

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augment

enlarge, increase

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fatuous

foolish, silly, inane

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contort

twist violently

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repertoire

works that an artist is ready to perform

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imperceptible

extremely slight or gradual

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to live in a fool’s paradise

to be happy without a real basid

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the sum and substance

the heart or substantial part

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on pins and needles

to be on edge, jumpy

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to have at one’s fingertips

to have ready, to have a thorough knowledge

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