Vocabulary Flashcards

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Persuade

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Cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief

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Origin

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The source of something’s existence or from which it derives

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Phrase

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An expression consisting of one or more words

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Illustrate

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Make clear or understandable by giving an example

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Refer

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Have as a meaning

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Provide

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Give something useful or necessary to

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Statement

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An assertion offered as evidence that something is true

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Selection

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A passage chosen from a larger work

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Result

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Something that follows as a consequence

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Summary

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A brief statement that presents the main points