286861857 | aesthetic | having to do with te appreciation of beauty. | |
286861858 | affable | easy going, friendly | |
286861859 | alienated | removed or desassociated from | |
286861860 | amenable | responsive, agreeable | |
286861861 | anaphora | repetition of words at the beggining of sucessive phrases, clauses. | |
286867946 | antecedent | a noun to which a later pronoun refers | |
286867947 | antimetabole | the repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast | |
286867948 | apology | defense of an idea | |
286867949 | apposition | a grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation | |
286867950 | arbiter | a judge who decides a disputed issue | |
298554186 | archetype | a perfect example | |
298554187 | assertion | a declaration or a statement | |
298554188 | assiduous | hard working | |
298554189 | astute | shrewd or clever | |
298554190 | asyndeton | leaving out conjunctions | |
298554191 | austere | without decoration, strict | |
298554192 | brusque | Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities, rudely abrupt | |
298554193 | candor | frankness | |
298554194 | capricious | impulsive and unpredictable | |
298554195 | caustic | bitingly sarcastic or biting | |
304277488 | chiasmus | an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases. (Susan walked in, and out rushed mary.) | |
304277489 | clandestine | secretive | |
304277490 | cogent | convincing, reasonable | |
304277491 | coherent | logically connected | |
304277492 | conception | the ability to form or understand an idea | |
304277493 | convoluted | intricate, complex | |
304277494 | copious | plentiful, having a large quantity | |
304277495 | cumulative sentence | independent clause followed by subordinate clause. | |
304277496 | declarative sentence | a sentence that makes a statement | |
304277497 | decorous | proper, marked by good taste | |
310369559 | deductive | reasoning from general to specific | |
310369560 | despotic | exercising absolute power | |
310369561 | didactic | intended to instruct | |
310369562 | dilettante | one with an amateurish or supperficial understanding of a field of knowledge | |
310369563 | discourse | verbal expression or exchange; conversation | |
310369564 | disparage | belittle, to express negative opinion about | |
310369565 | dogged | stubbornly persevering, , refusing to give up despite difficulties | |
310369566 | dogmatic | stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs | |
310369567 | ebullience | intense enthusiasm | |
310369568 | eclectic | made up of a variety of sources or styles | |
317636946 | effusive | emotionally unrestrained, gushing | |
317636947 | egregious | conspiciously bad or offensive | |
317636948 | elegaic | mournful | |
317636949 | eloquence | the ability to speak vividly and persuasively | |
317636950 | enmity | mutual hatred or ill will | |
317636951 | epigram | brief witty statement | |
317636952 | equanimity | the quality of being calm and even tempered | |
317636953 | equivocate | to avoid making a definite statement | |
317636954 | exculpate | to free from guilt or blame | |
317636955 | facile | done or achieved with little effort, easy | |
324034406 | fastidious | possessing careful attention to detail; difficult to please | |
324034407 | flagrant | extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable | |
324034408 | florid | describing flowery or elaborate speech | |
324034409 | fluid | easily flowing | |
324034410 | fractious | quarrelsome, unruly | |
324034411 | frenetic | vividly excited or active | |
324034412 | gratuitous | given freely, unearned, unwarranted | |
324034413 | hackneyed | worn out through overuse | |
324034414 | heinous | abominable, hideous | |
324034415 | hortatory | urging, strongly encouraging | |
335337586 | hypophora | raising a question then proceeding to answer it | |
335337587 | imperative sentence | a sentence that requests or commands | |
335337588 | imperious | arrogantly domineering or overbearing | |
335337589 | impinge | advance beyond the usual limit, impact, trespass | |
335337590 | implication | the act of suggesting/hinting | |
335337591 | incorrigible | incapable of being reformed or improved ( even with punishment) | |
335337592 | indolent | habitually lazy or inactive | |
335337593 | induction | reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | |
335337594 | insipid | unitresting/unchallenging | |
346264175 | insolent | insulting in manner or speech | |
346264176 | intrepid | courageous or fearless | |
346264177 | intuition | sharp insight | |
346264178 | inversion | a sentence in which the verb precedes the subject | |
346264179 | inveterate | long established, deep rooted | |
346264180 | lament | express grief, mourn | |
346264181 | laudatory | giving praise | |
346264182 | listless | lacking energy | |
346264183 | lucid | easily understood, clear | |
346264184 | malfeasance | wrongdoing, misconduct | |
346264185 | maverick | one who is independent and resists adherence to a group | |
346269587 | mediocrity | quality of being average | |
346269588 | metonymy | figurative tool in which one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated | |
346269589 | mollify | to calm or soothe | |
346269590 | nascent | coming into existence, emerging | |
346269591 | nominalization | turning a verb or adjective into a noun | |
346269592 | notorious | infamous | |
346269593 | novel | strikingly new or unusual | |
346269594 | obdurate | stubborn, inflexible | |
346269595 | obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion of course of action | |
346269596 | ostentatious | describing a showy or pretentious display | |
359859350 | oxymoron | ab apparent contradiction of terms | |
359859351 | pacing | relative speed or slowness with which a story is told or idea presented | |
359859352 | panegyric | statement of high praise | |
359859353 | paradigm | example or model | |
359859354 | paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | |
359859355 | paramount | of chief concern or importance | |
359859356 | parody | artistic work that imitates the style of another work for comic effect | |
359859357 | patronizing | treating in a condescending manner | |
359859358 | pejorative | describing words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively of someone | |
359859359 | penitent | expressing remorse | |
366140808 | periodic sentence | main clause ends the sentence | |
366140809 | permeated | spread or flowering throughout | |
366140810 | pernicious | causing great alarm | |
366140811 | persona | a speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing | |
366140812 | pervasive | dispersed throughout | |
366140813 | plausible | seemingly valid or acceptable; credible | |
366140814 | poignant | profoundly moving | |
366140815 | polemic | argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion (polemical= controversial) | |
366140816 | Polysyndeton | deliberate use of a serious of conjunctions | |
366140817 | ponderous | extremely dull | |
370972817 | prodigious | enormous | |
370972818 | proliferate | to grow or increase rapidly | |
370972819 | propitious | presenting favorable circumstances | |
370972820 | propriety | appropriateness of behavior | |
370972821 | prosaic | dull | |
370972822 | prudent | exercising good judgement | |
370972823 | pugnacious | combative, belligerent, hostile, aggressive | |
370976512 | quandary | state of uncertainty or perplexity | |
370976513 | querulous | complaining in a petulant or whining manner | |
370976514 | rancorous | marked by deep-seated ill will | |
377652520 | replete | abundantly supplied, filled to capacity | |
377652521 | rhetoric | the art of using language persuasively | |
377652522 | sanction | to give official authorization or approval | |
377652523 | sardonic | disdainfully or ironically humorous; bitter or caustic | |
377652524 | serene | calm | |
377652525 | servile | submissing like a servant | |
377652526 | slander | false charges against someone | |
377652527 | spurious | not genuine | |
377652528 | staid | unemotional, serious | |
377652529 | stoic | indifferent to pleasure or pain, impassive |
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