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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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apologia

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌæp.əˈloʊ.dʒi.ə/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

A written defense of a position or belief.

In a Sentence

Although I've enumerated some of the academic traditions and debates that have animated this book, it is not my purpose to offer a full apologia in these brief pages. - 1999 Preface from "Gender Trouble" by Judith Butler

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Common Phrases

pro apologia. apologiaad apologiaapologia ownapologia personal
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