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articulate

To express an idea or feeling fluently and coherently.

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dissent

The expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.

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immunity

Exemption from a duty or liability.

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separatist

A person who supports the separation of a particular group from a larger body.

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assertive

Having or showing a confident and forceful personality.

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divergent

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

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impassioned

Filled with intense feeling or passion.

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oblivion

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening.

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solemn

Formal and dignified; serious.

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earnest

Showing sincere and intense conviction.

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indignant

Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.

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principles

Fundamental truths or propositions that serve as the foundation for a system of belief.

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stimuli

That which can provoke an action or response.

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conclusive

Serves to prove a case; decisive or convincing.

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ecstatic

Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.

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inflammatory

Arousing strong emotion, especially anger.

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repentant

Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds.

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sympathizer

A person who agrees with or supports a particular cause or group.

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condescending

Acting superior; treating others as inferior.

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evoke

To call up or produce, as in memories or feelings.

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musing

Absorbed in thought; meditative.

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resolved

Firmly determined to do something.

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torment

Severe physical or mental suffering.

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contemplative

Expressing or involving prolonged thought.

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fatalistic

Believing that all events are predetermined and inevitable.

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jubilant

Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

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sadistic

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others.

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validity

The quality of being well-founded, sound, or based on truth.

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discord

Disagreement or conflict.

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grave

Serious or solemn in nature.

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mirth

Amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.

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scornful

Feeling or expressing contempt or derision.

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whimsical

Given to light, fanciful, playful humor.

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dispel

To make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear.

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gratitude

The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation.

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muddled

In a state of confusion.

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sentient

Able to perceive or feel things.

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wane

To decrease in size, amount, intensity, or degree; to diminish.

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SOAP

An acronym for Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, subject, and Tone, used to analyze rhetoric.

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Ethos

An appeal to credibility or character.

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Pathos

An appeal to emotion.

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Logos

An appeal to logic and reason.

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Assertion

A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

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Issue

The subject or problem that is under discussion or debate.

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Generalization

A general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.

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Diction

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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Juxtaposition

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together for contrasting effect.

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Punctuating FANBOYS

Using commas before coordinating conjunctions (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) in compound sentences.

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Punctuating SWABIs

Using commas after subordinating conjunctions (Such as Since, When, Although, Because, If) that introduce dependent clauses.

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Forming Singular Possessives

The grammatical rule for creating possessive forms of singular nouns.

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