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| 7881030156 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |  | 0 |
| 7881030157 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. |  | 1 |
| 7881030158 | Metonymy | a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |  | 2 |
| 7881030159 | Anaphora | The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences. |  | 3 |
| 7881030160 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish |  | 4 |
| 7881030161 | Prose | one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. |  | 5 |
| 7881030162 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words. |  | 6 |
| 7881030163 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. |  | 7 |
| 7881030164 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole. |  | 8 |
| 7881030165 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. |  | 9 |
| 7881030166 | Apologia | A written or spoken defense of one's beliefs and actions. |  | 10 |
| 7881030167 | Epigram | A brief witty statement. |  | 11 |
| 7881030168 | Digression | The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work. |  | 12 |
| 7881030169 | Ellipsis | The omission of a word or several words. |  | 13 |
| 7881030171 | Anachronism | A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era. |  | 14 |
| 7881030172 | Didactic | Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner. |  | 15 |
| 7881030173 | Fallacy | An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information. |  | 16 |
| 7881030174 | Hubris | Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall. |  | 17 |
| 7881030175 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words |  | 18 |
| 7881030176 | Litotes | A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. |  | 19 |
| 7881030177 | Paradox | A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true. |  | 20 |
| 7881030178 | Non Sequitur | A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before. |  | 21 |
| 7881030179 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. |  | 22 |
| 7881030180 | Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group. |  | 23 |
| 7881030181 | Taciturn | Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation. | 24 | |
| 7881030182 | Dogmatic | Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true. |  | 25 |
| 7881030183 | Pernicious | Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. |  | 26 |
| 7881030184 | Bellicose | Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. |  | 27 |
| 7881030185 | Voracious | Craving or consuming large quantities of food. |  | 28 |
| 7881030186 | Zealous | Having or showing zeal. |  | 29 |
| 7881030187 | Tacit | Understood or implied without being stated. |  | 30 |
| 7881030188 | Innuendo | An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. |  | 31 |
| 7881030189 | Lackadaisical | Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed. |  | 32 |
| 7881030190 | Consecrate | Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose. |  | 33 |
| 7881030191 | Chiasmus | A type of parallelism in which elements are reversed. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." |  | 34 |
| 7881030192 | Loose Sentence | A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence. | 35 | |
| 7881030193 | Petulant | Childishly sulky or bad-tempered. | 36 | |
| 7881030194 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence. | 37 | |
| 7881030195 | Exhort | Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something. |  | 38 |
| 7881030196 | Cloistered | Kept away from the outside world; sheltered. |  | 39 |
| 7881030197 | Sarcasm | Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh." | 40 | |
| 7881030198 | Independent Clause | A complete sentence. | 41 | |
| 7881030199 | Dependent Clause | Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc. | 42 | |
| 7881030200 | Allusion | A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience. | 43 | |
| 7881030201 | Satire | A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem. |  | 44 |
| 7881030202 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. |  | 45 |
| 7881030203 | Coup de Grace | The "death blow"--the culminating event in a bad situation. |  | 46 |
| 7881030204 | Coup d'Etat | Literally "blow to the state"--a violent overthrow. |  | 47 |
| 7881030205 | Faux Pas | A social misstep or inappropriate action. | 48 | |
| 7881030206 | Laissez-Faire | Literally "allow to do"--letting things run their natural course; hands off. | 49 | |
| 7881030207 | En Masse | In a body as a whole; as a group. | 50 | |
| 7881030208 | Proprietary | Characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property. | 51 | |
| 7881030209 | Propriety | The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs. | 52 | |
| 7881030210 | Imminent | About to happen. | 53 | |
| 7881030211 | Eminent | Famous, outstanding, distinguished. | 54 | |
| 7881030212 | Ego | According to Freud, the decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle. | 55 | |
| 7881030213 | Superego | According to Freud, that facet of the psyche that represents the internalized ideals and values of one's parents and society | 56 | |
| 7881030214 | Id | Literally the "It"--our base impulses, driven by selfishness and greed, for example. | 57 | |
| 7881030215 | Hamartia | A character's error in judgment that contributes to one's downfall. | 58 | |
| 7881030216 | Orwellian | The manipulation of language and ideas to control and obstruct the truth. | 59 | |
| 7881030217 | Autonomos | Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else. |  | 60 |
