English 3B - Practice Flashcard 1 - 1-10 Reprehensible-Sporatic

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Solace

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Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.

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Rhetoric

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The art of using language effectively and persuasively.

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Solicit

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To ask for in a formal way.

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Sanction

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Official permission or approval.

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Retort

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A quick, clever reply.

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Reprehensible

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Deserving condemnation or punishment.

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Sedentary

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Involving little physical activity.

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Sporadic

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Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places.

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Reticent

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Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.

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Speculate

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To form a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.