Question 1

a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author

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tone

Question 2

the manner in which something is expressed in words

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diction

Question 3

the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression

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denotation

Question 4

an idea that is implied or suggested

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connotation

Question 5

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

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nuance

Question 6

shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

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shrapnel

Question 7

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion

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grueling

Question 8

a group or class of persons enjoying superior status

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elite

Question 9

strict; allowing no deviation from a standard

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rigorous

Question 10

contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

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complacent

Question 11

what something is used for

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function

Question 12

a statement that is a refusal or denial of another statement

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negation

Question 13

brief and inattentive attention or treatment

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short shrift

Question 14

a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea

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advocate

Question 15

expose while ridiculing

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debunk

Question 16

suffering total immobilization of the lower half of the body

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paraplegic

Question 17

without warning or announcement

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unheralded

Question 18

use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

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corruption

Question 19

attempt by employing effort

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strive

Question 20

language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

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ridicule

Question 21

characterized by intense emotion

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ardent

Question 22

across, especially at an oblique angle

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athwart

Question 23

the guardianship and control exercised by a deity

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providence

Question 24

not subject to death

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immortal

Question 25

suppress or crush completely

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quench

Question 26

solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose

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consecrated

Question 27

fix by putting together what is torn or broken

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repair

Question 28

a positive motivational influence

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incentive

Question 29

the quality of being faithful

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fidelity

Question 30

a short moral story

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allegory

Question 31

severe windy storm

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rack

Question 32

expressing sorrow

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mournful,

Question 33

heartbeat phase when the heart relaxes and fills with blood

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diastole

Question 34

the contraction of the chambers of the heart

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systole

Question 35

tastelessly showy

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gaudy

Question 36

the act of expelling a person from their native land

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exile

Question 37

using language effectively to please or persuade

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rhetoric

Question 38

a person who serves as a sailor

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mariner

Question 39

slightly wet

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damp

Question 40

a feeling of strong eagerness

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ardor

Question 41

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

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fugitive

Question 42

people who are members of the same social or cultural group

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brethren

Question 43

restraints that confine or restrict freedom

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bonds

Question 44

marked by harshly abusive criticism

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scathing

Question 45

a public act of condemnation

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denunciation

Question 46

logical, orderly, and consistent relation of parts

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coherence

Question 47

a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

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absurd

Question 48

so lacking in interest as to cause mental fatigue

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wearisome

Question 49

suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand

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insinuate

Question 50

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

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maxim

Question 51

a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics

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sage

Question 52

serving or tending to excite or stimulate

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provocative

Question 53

a trite or obvious remark

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cliche

Question 54

a word deriving from the same root as another word

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cognate

Question 55

combine and form a complex whole

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synthesize

Question 56

words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

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slander

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