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| 4951318905 | explicit | stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt: "The speaker's intentions were not made explicit." | 0 | |
| 4951318906 | implicit | suggested but not plainly expressed: "There was implicit criticism in what she said." | 1 | |
| 4970003879 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally: "It was not hyperbole to call it the worst storm in twenty years." | 2 | |
| 4984360758 | jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand: "This legal jargon makes no sense to me." | 3 | |
| 4984363145 | persona | the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others: "We only know Barack Obama's public persona as President of the United States." | 4 | |
| 4984373803 | code-switching | the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation: "You code-switch with different people as you speak formally, write informal emails, use slang with peers, and so forth." | 5 | |
| 4984543804 | discourse | written or spoken communication: "The political discourse during an election year tends to get ugly." | 6 | |
| 4984607844 | rhetoric | (1) the art of persuasive speaking or writing: "His skills in rhetoric make for interesting conversations." (2) language designed to have a persuasive effect, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity: "All we have from the opposition is empty rhetoric." | 7 | |
| 4984802830 | modest | moderate (humble) in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements: "They were very modest, refusing to take any credit for the company's success." | 8 | |
| 4984827867 | prudent | exercising good judgment or common sense: "The bank president is a prudent manager of money." | 9 | |
| 4991119017 | context | the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, idea, text, etc. "Taken out of context, his remarks could be misinterpreted— people might think he was being mean, when really he was being nice." | 10 |
