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10050979ZealousArdently active, devoted, or diligent
10050980ContextThe parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect
10050981MetaphorA figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
10050982ImageryThe mental pictures created by a piece of writing
10050983HyperboleObvious and intentional exaggeration
10051466NostalgicA sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time
10051467NaiveHaving or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information
10051468AmbivalentUncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
10051469PragmaticOf or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
10051470ScathingTo attack with severe criticism
10051471AnaphoraThe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
10051472PersonificationThe giving of human characteristics to inanimate objects
10306150DidacticIntended for instruction; instructive
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