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| 8432588209 | Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds on two or more neighboring words or syllables | 0 | |
| 8432588210 | Assonance | repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants used as an alternative to rhyme verse | 1 | |
| 8432588211 | Consonance | correspondence or recurrence of sounds especially in words; specifically: recurrence or repetition of consonant sounds especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels | 2 | |
| 8432588212 | Diction | choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, and effectiveness | 3 | |
| 8432588213 | Ethos | ethical appeal used to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character | 4 | |
| 8432588214 | Logos | device that can be defined as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic. | 5 | |
| 8432588215 | Parallelism | repeated syntactical similarities introduced for rhetorical effect | 6 | |
| 8432588216 | Pathos | a means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions. | 7 | |
| 8432588217 | Repetition | the act or instance of repeating | 8 | |
| 8432588218 | Syntax | the way in which linguistic elements are put together to form constituents | 9 | |
| 8432588219 | Anaphora | use of grammatical substitution to refer to the denotation of a preceding word or group of words | 10 | |
| 8432588220 | Asyndeton | omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses | 11 | |
| 8432588221 | Chiamus | an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases | 12 | |
| 8432588222 | Epistrophe | repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect | 13 | |
| 8432588223 | Juxtaposition | the act or instance of placing two or more things side by side often o compare or contrast or to create on interesting effect | 14 | |
| 8432588224 | Paradox | a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is seemingly true | 15 | |
| 8432588225 | Polysyndeton | repetition of conjunctions on close succession | 16 | |
| 8432588226 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole, and the whole for the part | 17 | |
| 8432588227 | Tone | style or manner of expression in speaking or writing | 18 | |
| 8432588228 | Understatement | to represent less than the case | 19 | |
| 8432588229 | Allusion | an implied or indirect reference to literature | 20 | |
| 8432588230 | Anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident | 21 | |
| 8432588231 | Analogy | inference that if two or more things agree with one another in some respect they will probably agree in others | 22 | |
| 8432588232 | Antithesis | the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences | 23 | |
| 8432588233 | Aphorism | an ingeniously terse style of expression | 24 | |
| 8432588234 | Colloquialism | a local or regional dialect expression | 25 | |
| 8432588235 | Euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may be offensive or suggest something unpleasant | 26 | |
| 8432588236 | Oxymoron | a combination of contradictory or incongruous words | 27 | |
| 8432588237 | Paradox | a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true | 28 | |
| 8432588238 | Satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule | 29 | |
| 8432588239 | Brazen | Bold and without shame | 30 | |
| 8432588240 | Compunction | a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad | 31 | |
| 8432588241 | Din | a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise | 32 | |
| 8432588242 | Edict | an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority | 33 | |
| 8432588243 | Indiscretion | behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment | 34 | |
| 8432588244 | Mundane | characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary | 35 | |
| 8432588245 | Sepulcher | a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried | 36 | |
| 8432588246 | Suppliant | a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority | 37 | |
| 8432588247 | Tumult | a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people | 38 | |
| 8432588248 | Marauding | going about in search of things to steal or people to attack | 39 | |
| 8432588249 | Admonish | warn or reprimand someone firmly | 40 | |
| 8432588250 | Discourse | verbal interchange of ideas especially conversation | 41 | |
| 8432588251 | Lassitude | a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy | 42 | |
| 8432588252 | Licentious | promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters | 43 | |
| 8432588253 | Muse | be absorbed in thought | 44 | |
| 8432588254 | Pecuniary | of, relating to, or consisting of money | 45 | |
| 8432588255 | Plight | a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation | 46 | |
| 8432588256 | Presumptuous | failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate | 47 | |
| 8432588257 | Subversive | seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution | 48 | |
| 8432588258 | Vacuous | having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless | 49 | |
| 8432588259 | Avocation | a hobby or minor occupation | 50 | |
| 8432588260 | Callous | showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others | 51 | |
| 8432588261 | Capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | 52 | |
| 8432588262 | Disparity | a great difference | 53 | |
| 8432588263 | Efficacy | the ability to produce a desired or intended result | 54 | |
| 8432588264 | Epistle | a letter | 55 | |
| 8432588265 | Hospice | a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill OR a lodging for travelers, especially one run by a religious order | 56 | |
| 8432588266 | Impetus | the force that makes something happen or happen more quickly | 57 | |
| 8432588267 | Pretentious | expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature | 58 | |
| 8432588268 | Vacillate | alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive | 59 | |
| 8432588269 | Akin (*adjective*) | of similar character | 60 | |
| 8432588270 | Corroborate (*verb*) | confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding) | 61 | |
| 8432588271 | Inexorable (*adjective*) | impossible to stop or prevent | 62 | |
| 8432588272 | Insipid (*adjective*) | lacking vigor or interest | 63 | |
| 8432588273 | Nefarious (*adjective*) | (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal | 64 | |
| 8432588274 | Physiognomy (*noun*) | a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin *or* the general form or appearance of something | 65 | |
| 8432588275 | Retinue (*noun*) | a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person | 66 | |
| 8432588276 | Substantiate | to give substance or form to | 67 | |
| 8432588277 | Tedium (*noun*) | the state of being tedious | 68 | |
| 8432588278 | Torrid (*adjective*) | parched with heat especially of the sun | 69 | |
| 8432588279 | Affront (*noun*) | an action or remark that causes outrage or offense | 70 | |
| 8432588280 | Blase (*adjective*) | unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before | 71 | |
| 8432588281 | Cajole (*verb*) | persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery | 72 | |
| 8432588282 | Choleric (*adjective*) | bad-tempered or irritable | 73 | |
| 8432588283 | Encumber (*verb*) | restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult | 74 | |
| 8432588284 | Feckless (*adjective*) | lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible | 75 | |
| 8432588285 | Impasse (*noun*) | a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock | 76 | |
| 8432588286 | Indolent (*adjective*) | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy | 77 | |
| 8432588287 | Lugubrious (*adjective*) | looking or sounding sad and dismal | 78 | |
| 8432588288 | Ribald (*adjective*) | referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way | 79 | |
| 8432588289 | adulation | obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise; | 80 | |
| 8432588290 | censure | verb; express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement noun; the expression of formal disapproval. | 81 | |
| 8432588291 | dissemble | conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs | 82 | |
| 8432588292 | dissimulation | obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise. | 83 | |
| 8432588293 | droll | adj; curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement noun; jester, fool, baffoon | 84 | |
| 8432588294 | expectorate | cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs | 85 | |
| 8432588295 | palpate | examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes | 86 | |
| 8432588296 | peremptory | (especially of a person's manner or actions) insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way | 87 | |
| 8432588297 | pusillanimous | showing a lack of courage or determination; timid | 88 | |
| 8432588298 | surfeit | noun; an excessive amount of something verb; cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess. | 89 | |
| 8432588299 | Allay | diminish or put at rest | 90 | |
| 8432588300 | Capacious | having a lot of space | 91 | |
| 8432588301 | Didactic | intended to teach, instructive | 92 | |
| 8432588302 | Diurnal | of or during the day | 93 | |
| 8432588303 | Ignominous | causing a public disgrace or shame | 94 | |
| 8432588304 | Mitigate | make less severe or painful | 95 | |
| 8432588305 | Palpitate | heart beats rapidly | 96 | |
| 8432588306 | Phlegmatic | having unemotional and calm composure | 97 | |
| 8432588307 | Propitious | indicating good chance of success | 98 | |
| 8432588308 | Prostrate | lying on the ground with one's face downward | 99 | |
| 8432588309 | Acquiesce | to agree to; give in to | 100 | |
| 8432588310 | Amity | Friendship; peaceful harmony | 101 | |
| 8432588311 | arduous | (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort | 102 | |
| 8432588312 | inundate | (v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size | 103 | |
| 8432588313 | perjury | lying under oath | 104 | |
| 8432588314 | perspicuity | clear and easy to understand | 105 | |
| 8432588315 | preposterous | (adj.) ridiculous, senseless, absurd | 106 | |
| 8432588316 | trepidation | (n.) fear, fright, trembling | 107 | |
| 8432588317 | voluble | (adj.) speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently | 108 |
