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a public officer who administers oaths and witnesses signatures
(two words)
notary public
notary public
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obsessed with one's own greatness
megalomania
megalomania
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the amount of money left after all the bills have been paid
net
net
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The (effect/affect) of her extra study paid off.
effect "effect is a noun" You will use it with the word "the."
the effect
effect
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to plead in favor of someone or something
advocate
advocate
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hobby
avocation
avocation
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poetry or prose which is intended to teach a lesson.
Such writing is said to be
didactic
didactic
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using ambiguous terms in order to deceive
equivocate
equivocate
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a calling together or assembling by summons
convocation
convocation
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jerky, rude, poorly written poetry
doggerel
doggerel
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plant eating
herbivorous
herbivorous
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meat eating (ends in ous)
carnivorous
carnivorous
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eating both plants and animals (ends in ous)
omnivorous
omnivorous
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an inscription on a tombstone
epitaph
epitaph
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we finally (past/passed) the needed bill.
passed Remember that "past" is an adjective;
"passed" is a verb.
passed
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the student (council/counsel) voted to have more dances.
council "counsel" is advice
council
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a three-line form of Japanese poetry having five, seven, and five
syllables
haiku
haiku
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an expression which cannot be translated literally into another
language. For example, "kick the bucket."
idiom
idiom
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extravagant exaggeration
hyperbole
hyperbole
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The plane leaves for the (capitol/capital) of Montana in 15 minutes.
(the city)
capital "capitol" is the building.
Think of the "o" as the dome.
capital