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discussion and debate, ( - , );<br />

His style is generally forensic, altho he frequently rises to the dramatic. —<br />

Successful Methods of Public Speaking;<br />

• (investigate)- to observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically;<br />

The boys did not stop to investigate, but flew in terror to report their tale. —<br />

The Boys' Life of Mark Twain;<br />

• (sue)- Law to petition (a court) for redress of grievances or recovery of a<br />

right, ( ; / ); They suffered the bonds to be sued,<br />

and thus raised the question. — Select Speeches of Daniel Webster;<br />

• (ensue)- to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession,<br />

( ; ); A struggle ensued, and the crime of homicide<br />

was added to that of robbery. — Eugene Aram — Complete;<br />

warranted > warranty<br />

• (warranted)- justified, authorized, ( , ); If<br />

deportation is warranted, then those people must be sent packing, regardless<br />

of their phony claims. — Werner Patels - A Dose of Common Sense;<br />

• (unwarranted) - having no justification; groundless; Equally unwarranted is<br />

a similar assumption in the broader ranges of society. — The Nature of<br />

Goodness;<br />

• (warranty)- an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization;<br />

warrant, ( ); This warranty is invalid if the factory-applied serial<br />

number has been altered or removed from the product;<br />

depose > deposition<br />

• (depose)- to remove from office or position, esp. high office, ( /<br />

/ ); Great leaders honor the people who want<br />

to depose them, the assassins in their midst. — The Practice of Leadership;<br />

• (deposition)- removal from an office or position, ( ;<br />

); Philip availed himself of a flaw in the Pope's election to threaten<br />

him with deposition, and in return was excommunicated. — History of<br />

France;<br />

rebuttal^ rejoinder = comeback = retort : repartee<br />

• (rebuttal)- an act of rebutting, as in a debate, ( ,<br />

- ); Ready and spontaneous skill in rebuttal is the final excellence<br />

of debating. — The Making of Arguments;<br />

• (rejoinder)- an answer to a reply; response,( , ); He had<br />

always the correct rejoinder, always did the right thing. — Black Jack;<br />

• (comeback)- a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position,

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