English Chapters 1-2 vocab
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- Anguish
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great mental suffering or pain
sorrow - annhilitation
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act of destroying something completely
destruction - eloquent
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vivdly or movingly expressive
expressive - ferocity
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extreme intensity; firceness
furry - harangue
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a speech adressed to a public assembly
lecture - indifference
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lock of concern or interest
unconcerned - petition
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a formal request (n); to ask for (v)
appeal - ruse
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a clever trick
trick - succinct
- marked by precise expression
- trek
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long difficult journey
hike - articulate
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clearly understandable (adj) to state clearly (v)
elequent - bravado
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false bravery
boldness - effusive
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exessivley deomstrative
gushing - garrulous
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talkative (unimportant)
chatty - glib
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spoken offhand or with little concern
persuasive - histronics
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overly dramatic behavior
dramatic - laconic
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using or involving minimum words
breif - polemic
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an agressive attack with words
reasoning - trite
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stale from overuse
hackenyed - verbosity
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wordiness
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