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a outrance
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acquiesce
submit or comply silently or without protest
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allusion
passing or casual reference
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altruistic
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
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ambiguous
open to or having several possible meanings or
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anecdote
a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature
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arbiter
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge
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caricature
- a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things
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cliche
a trite, stereotyped expression
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colloquial
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal
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compatriot
a native or inhabitant of one's own country
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contemporaneity
ving or occurring during the same period of time
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digression
a passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing
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dogma
a system of principles or tenets, as of a church
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egotistical
given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated
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embody
to give a concrete form to
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enigma
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
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ephemeral
lasting a very short time
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epitome
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class
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erudite
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
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expository
of the nature of exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain
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Hobbesian
the only way to secure civil society is through universal submission to the absolute authority of a sovereign
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imbecility
an instance or point of weakness
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infrahuman
less than human; subhuman
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inherent
existing in someone or something
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intangible
not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch
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jargon
peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group
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lamentable
regrettable; unfortunate
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manifestation
outward or perceptible indication; materialization
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mixed metaphor
he use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined
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multipara
a woman who has borne two or more children, or who is parturient for the second time
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oratorical
f, pertaining to, or characteristic of a speaker
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perspicuity
clearness or lucidity
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phenomena
- a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable
- impressive
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preposterous
unacceptable
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pretension
the laying of a claim to something
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rhetorical question
a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply
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sardonic
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering
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specious
apparently good or right though lacking real merit
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stint
to limit to a certain amount
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superannuate
to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity
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tenacity
the quality or property of being tenacious
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unction
an act of anointing
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verity
something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement
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weal
well-being, prosperity, or happiness
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whimsical
given to whimsy or fanciful notions
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ad hominem
attacking the person
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aesthetic
concerned with pure emotion
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anarchist
promotes disorder
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authoritarian
complete subjection to authority
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balanced sentence
has parallel clauses
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catalyst
causes or acccelerates reaction
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cavil
find fault unecessarily
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convergence
meeting point
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cordial
liquor or medicine
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critical
inclined to find fault
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demagogue
leader who joins the population
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equitable
fair or reasonable
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expedient
condusive to interest
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extended definition
attempt to explain a complex term
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fallacy
false notion or belief
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homlogous
similar relation
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humanistic
strong interest in human dignity or values
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ideologue
one who advocates
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intuition
perception of truth
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irony
conveys opposite meaning
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manliness
suitable for males
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metaphor
used to suggest resemblance
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morphological
form or structure of something
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proscribed
denounced or condemned
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cavil
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily
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officious
objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
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opportunism
action or judgment in accordance with this policy
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paradoxical
contradicting
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parallel construction
sentences with parrallel clauses
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paucity
smallness of quantity; scarcity
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precipitous
extremely or impassably steep
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precocious
unusually advanced or mature in development
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primogeniture
pertaining to the first born
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rapier
sword with a narrow blade
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renunciation
an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition
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reproach
to find fault with
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reverence
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration
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rhetorical parellelism
matching clauses and statements
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satire
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly
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solicitude
anxiety or concern
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subjective
appelaing to emotions
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subsistence
the state or fact of existing
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syllogysm
logical deduction
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triumvarate
government of 3
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uncanny
having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis
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chemise
dress that starts at shoulders and goes straight down
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circumlocution
to go around the topic
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despotism
absolute ruling
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empathetic
can relate with experiences
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encomium
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy
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esoteric
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
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fetters
to confine; restrain
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idyll
- poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events
- or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like
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imprudence
lacking discretion
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inequitable
unjust or unfair
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inquisitive
given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious
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maverick
- a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who
- takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates
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mirth
gaiety or jollity, esp. when accompanied by laughter
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obstinate
rmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc
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ominous
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious
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opprobrious
outrageously disgraceful or shamefu
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overstatement
exageration
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personification
to give human like qualities
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philanthropy
An activity performed with the goal of promoting the well-being of fellow man
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raillery
good-humored ridicule; banter
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recapitulate
to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize
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rector
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish
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repudiation
When one party refuses to honor their terms in a loan contract
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repugnance
strong distaste, aversion, or objection
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rhapsody
ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm
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ribald
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc
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rustic
of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural
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sarcastic
harsh or bitter derision or irony
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slovenly
untidy or unclean in appearance or habits
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understatement
- to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would
- bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms
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rye
a widely cultivated cereal grass
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alliteration
the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group
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altruism
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
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amphipod
any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers
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antithesis
opposition; contrast
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apostrophe
- a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a
- personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”
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apprehension
anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil
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aromatical
fragrant or sweet-scented
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ascribe
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source
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brusque
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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buttress
- any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing
- its outward thrusts, esp. a projecting support built into or against
- the outside of a masonry wall
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circumscribe
to draw a line around; encircle
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consort
companion, associate, or partner
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contemplative
thoughtful, reflective, meditative
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credulous
willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible
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deductive
- logical process in which a conclusion drawn from a set of premises
- contains no more information than the premises taken collectively
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deicide
the act of killing a god
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didactic
intended for instruction; instructive
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dubious
doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt
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elegiac
expressing sorrow or lamentation
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elicit
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
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engender
to produce, cause, or give rise to
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fanciful
capricious or whimsical in appearance
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enigmatic
perplexing; mysterious
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gestation
The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind
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imperious
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing
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interstices
an intervening space
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intrinsic
belonging to a thing by its very nature
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juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast
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limpets
- any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath,
- often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed
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metaphysical allusion
focusing on a dramatic event, such as damnation, salvation, death, or love
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muse
to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject
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obstinate
irmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty
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onomatopoeia
the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent
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parody
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
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pelagic
of or pertaining to the open seas or oceans
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pervasive
to become spread throughout all parts of
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plumule
- 1.the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
- 2. a down feather.
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predecessor
a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.
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predilection
a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference
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pretension
the laying of a claim to something
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punning
- the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its
- different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike
- or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words
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rebuttal
rejoinder, refutation, denial, confutation
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sacrilegious
pertaining to or involving sacrilege
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speculative
pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning
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stave
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
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subordinate clause
a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause
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