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610078235assetuseful or valuable quality
610078236unfathomableimpossible to understand
610078237roguedeceitful or unreliable scoundrel
610078238incredulousnot willing or able to believe
610078239abidingnever ending
610078240nonchalantcalm or relaxed
610078241resignedresign
610078242apprehensivein fear or dread of possible evil/harm
610078243defiantboldly resisting authority
610078244contemptuousfeeling hatred, scornful
610078245premonitionan early warning about a future event
610078246imploringlyin a begging, pleading manner
610078247sullena brooding, ill humor
610078248subsideto wear off, or die down
610078249eludeescape physically or mentally
610078250delinquenta young offender
610078251indignantangry at something unjust, or wrong
610078252gallantbrave and noble
610078253recurringcoming back
610078254aghasthorrified
610078255exploituse or manipulate to ones advantage
610078256falterpause uncertainly
610078257divertto send in a different direction than originally intended
610078258conformbe similar; to be in line with
610078259liableheld legally responsible
610078260acquitto pronounce not guilty
610078261mediuma means of communicating something
610078262demographicstats of common categories of the population (gender, age)
610078263consumersomeone who uses goods or services
610078264biasa prejudiced view
610078265inferto draw a conclusion from evidence
610078266subjectiveinfluenced by personal opinion, or bias
610078267objectivenot influenced by personal opinion, just facts
610078268connotationthe feelings or emotions surrounding a word
610078269denotationthe dictionary definition of a word
610078270bipartisansupported by both sides
610078271novellaa work of fiction that is shorter than a novel but is shorter than a short story
610078272victorianof or relating to queen Victoria of great britain or the age she ruled
610078273caroljoyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
610078274stavea stanza or verse
610078275redemptiondelivering from sin or saving from evil
610078276repentturn away from sin or do penitence
610078277monoone
610078278primefirst or main
610078279polymore than one
610078280lat/laterside
610078281epiafter, among, or over
610078282circumaround
610078283autoself
610078284equ/equiequal
610078285bitwo or twice
610078286ambiboth or around
610078287con/comwith or together
610078288adforward, near
610078289ditwo
610078290panall
610078291omniall
610078292malbad, ill, or wrong
610078293belliwar
610078294mortdeath
610078295dedown, remove
610078296abfrom, away, off
610078297dempeople
610078298contraagainst
610078299antiagainst or opposite
610078300nonno or not
610078301vertruth
610078302benegood, well
610078303theoGod
610078304paterfather
610078305matermother
610078306archchief or most important
610078307animlife, spirit
610078308amorlove
610078309BandwagonPersuades the audience to follow the crowd and conform to others;peer pressure
610078310testimonialGetting a respected person or celebrity to endorse a product
610078311glittering generalitiesVague statements that sound good, but no proof, evidence, or supporting reasons (leaves your dishes virtually spotless)
610078312emotional word repetitionUsing emotionally powerful words over and over in order to achieve the speakers intended effect on the audience
610078313bait and switchOne product or price is advertised, but the seller makes you pay something different
612642903complete sentencehas a subject, verb, and a complete thought
612642904dependant clausesubject and verb, but not a complete thought
612642905phrasemissing a subject or verb
612642906run-ontwo or more independant clauses have been combined without proper punctuation or conjunctions
612642907fragmentIs either a dependent clause trying to stand alone, or an incomplete thought, or a phrase trying to stand alone
612642908independant clauseexpresses a complete thought and can stand alone

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