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Book 11 · College prep
Chapter 19 · List 19 · Reason & rhetoric
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abrogate (v)
To formally repeal.
accede (v)
To agree.
cogent (adj)
Clear and convincing.
diatribe (n)
A forceful attack in words.
disparate (adj)
Essentially different.
edify (v)
To instruct morally.
expound (v)
To explain in detail.
imperious (adj)
Arrogant and domineering.
incisive (adj)
Sharply analytical.
irrefutable (adj)
Impossible to deny.
polemic (n)
A strong verbal attack.
rhetoric (n)
Effective speaking.
salient (adj)
Most noticeable.
specious (adj)
Superficially plausible.
tenable (adj)
Defensible.