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| 9949298389 | Bombastic | High sounding but with little meaning; inflated;grandiloquent. | 0 | |
| 9949298390 | Capricious | Impulsive; unpredictable. Sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. |  | 1 |
| 9949298391 | Colloquialism (Colloquial) | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary. It is still used in literature to provide a sense of actual conversation and the use of pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary of everyday speech. |  | 2 |
| 9949298392 | Apathy | lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern. No emotion |  | 3 |
| 9949298393 | Dialect | A variety of language confined to a region or group, manner or means of expressing oneself. |  | 4 |
| 9949298394 | Condescending | Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority. |  | 5 |
| 9949298395 | Voice | An authors distinctive literary style, basic vision and general attitude toward the world. Revealed through the use of Syntax, Diction, Punctuation, Characterization, and Dialogue. |  | 6 |
| 9949298396 | Assertion | A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. A declaration that's made em pathetically in an argument as it to be understood as a statement of fact. |  | 7 |
| 9949298397 | Cogent | (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing. |  | 8 |
| 9949298398 | Coherent | (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent |  | 9 |
| 9949298399 | Cohesive | characterized by or causing cohesion (act or state of being uniting, cohering, or sticking together). |  | 10 |
| 9949298400 | Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. |  | 11 |
| 9949298401 | Discourse | written or spoken communication or debate. (verb) speak or write authoritatively about a topic. |  | 12 |
| 9949298402 | Eloquence | fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. |  | 13 |
| 9949298403 | Fluid | able to flow easily. | 14 | |
| 9949298404 | implication | the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated. |  | 15 |
| 9949298405 | lucid | expressed clearly; easy to understand |  | 16 |
| 9949298406 | rhetor | a teacher of rhetoric |  | 17 |
| 9949298407 | Arbiter | a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter |  | 18 |
| 9949298408 | Biased | unfairly prejudiced for or against something or someone. |  | 19 |
| 9949298409 | Exculpate | show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing |  | 20 |
| 9949298410 | Impartial | treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. |  | 21 |
| 9949298411 | Incontrovertible | not able to be denied or disputed. |  | 22 |
| 9949298412 | Integrity | the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. | 23 | |
| 9949298413 | Objectivity | the quality of being objective; justice; neutrality | 24 | |
| 9949298414 | Plausible | (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable. | 25 | |
| 9949298415 | Substantiated | provide evidence to support or prove that truth of. |  | 26 |
| 9949298416 | vindicated | clear (something) of blame or suspicion. |  | 27 |
| 9949298417 | Contemptuous | showing contempt; scornful |  | 28 |
| 9949298418 | Despotic | of, relating to, or characteristics of a despot (ruler with total power; usually unfair) |  | 29 |
| 9949298419 | Dictatorial | of or typical of a ruler with total control |  | 30 |
| 9949298420 | Disdain | the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt. |  | 31 |
| 9949298421 | Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful. |  | 32 |
| 9949298422 | Imperious | assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. |  | 33 |
| 9949298423 | Patronizing | treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. |  | 34 |
| 9949298424 | Listless | lacking energy or enthusiasm. |  | 35 |
| 9949298425 | Melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. |  | 36 |
| 9949298426 | Torpor | a state of physical or mental inactivity |  | 37 |
| 9949298427 | alliance | a relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities. |  | 38 |
| 9949298428 | disparity | a great difference, imbalance. |  | 39 |
| 9949298429 | impinge | have an affect or impact, especially a negative one. Influence. | 40 | |
| 9949298430 | Paradox | a state or proposition that, despite reasoning, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, self-contradictory. |  | 41 |
| 9949298431 | allusion | an expression to call something to mind without mentioning it exactly; an indirect or passing reference. | 42 | |
| 9949298432 | parallelism | the act of being parallel or corresponding in some way. |  | 43 |
| 9949298433 | indolent | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy. |  | 44 |
| 9949298434 | insipid. | lacking flavor, vigor or interest. |  | 45 |
| 9949298435 | lament | a passionate expression or grief or sorrow. |  | 46 |
| 9949298436 | Sanction | a threatening penalty for disobeying a law or rule |  | 47 |
| 9949298437 | servile | having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others. |  | 48 |
| 9949298438 | suppressed | forcibly to an end to. |  | 49 |
| 9949298439 | Embellish | make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. |  | 50 |
| 9949298440 | florid | having a red or flushed complexion | 51 | |
| 9949298441 | opulent | ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish |  | 52 |
| 9949298442 | ornate | made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. |  | 53 |
| 9949298443 | ostentatious | characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. |  | 54 |
| 9949298444 | poignant | evoking a keen sense or sadness or regret. |  | 55 |
| 9949298445 | Ebullience | the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance. |  | 56 |
| 9949298446 | effusive | expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. | 57 | |
| 9949298447 | egregious | outstandingly bad; shocking. | 58 | |
| 9949298448 | frenetic | fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. |  | 59 |
| 9949298449 | gratuitous | uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted |  | 60 |
| 9949298450 | flagrant | (of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive | 61 | |
| 9949298451 | superfluous | unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. |  | 62 |
| 9949298452 | convoluted | extremely complex and difficult to follow (especially or a story, sentence, or argument). | 63 | |
| 9949298453 | cryptic | having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure |  | 64 |
| 9949298454 | Obscure | uncertain; not discovered or know about. |  | 65 |
| 9949298455 | futile | incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. |  | 66 |
| 9949298456 | impede | delay or prevent by obstructing them; hinder. |  | 67 |
| 9949298457 | quandary | a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what what to do in a difficult situation. |  | 68 |
| 9949298458 | alleviate | make (suffering or a problem) less severe. |  | 69 |
| 9949298459 | asylum | the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee. ( or it can be a mental hospital). |  | 70 |
| 9949298460 | auspicious | conductive to success; favorable. |  | 71 |
| 9949298461 | benevolent | well meaning and kindly |  | 72 |
| 9949298462 | benign | gentle, kindly. |  | 73 |
| 9949298463 | Mollify | appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) |  | 74 |
| 9949298464 | reclamation | reclaiming; reformation, recovery. (or it can be land obtained from water) | 75 | |
| 9949298465 | Dubious | Not to be relied upon; suspect (hesitating or doubting) |  | 76 |
| 9949298466 | Fabricated | invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent | 77 | |
| 9949298467 | Hypocrisy | the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense |  | 78 |
| 9949298468 | Slander | make false and damaging statements about (someone). |  | 79 |
| 9949298469 | spurious | not being what it purports to be; false or fake |  | 80 |
| 9949298470 | Astute | having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage |  | 81 |
| 9949298471 | clandestine | operation is an intelligence or millitary operation carried out in such a way that the operation goes unnoticed by the general population |  | 82 |
| 9949298472 | disingenuous | not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. |  | 83 |
| 9949298473 | ruse | an action intended to deceive someone; a trick |  | 84 |
| 9949298474 | stratagem | a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end |  | 85 |
| 9949298475 | surreptitious | kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. |  | 86 |
| 9949298476 | wary | feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems |  | 87 |
| 9949298477 | wily | skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully. |  | 88 |
| 9949298478 | inconsequential | not important or significant |  | 89 |
| 9949298479 | superficial | existing or occurring at or on the surface. (appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely). | 90 | |
| 9949298480 | tenuous | very weak or slight >( small in degree). |  | 91 |
| 9949298481 | trivial | of little value or importance |  | 92 |
| 9949298482 | coup | a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. |  | 93 |
| 9949298483 | Ambiguous | (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. |  | 94 |
| 9949298484 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. |  | 95 |
| 9949298485 | apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. |  | 96 |
| 9949298486 | Arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. | 97 | |
| 9949298487 | capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | | 98 |
| 9949298488 | equivocate | use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. |  | 99 |
| 9949298489 | indifferent | having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned. | | 100 |
| 9949298490 | whimsical | playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way |  | 101 |
| 9949298491 | assiduous | showing great care and perseverance |  | 102 |
| 9949298492 | compelling | evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way |  | 103 |
| 9949298493 | diligent | having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties |  | 104 |
| 9949298494 | dogged | having or showing tenacity and grim persistence. |  | 105 |
| 9949298495 | endure | suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently |  | 106 |
| 9949298496 | intrepid | fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect) |  | 107 |
| 9949298497 | maverick | an unorthodox or independent-minded person |  | 108 |
| 9949298498 | obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action |  | 109 |
| 9949298499 | obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so |  | 110 |
| 9949298500 | proliferate | increase rapidly in numbers; multiply |  | 111 |
| 9949298501 | tenacity | the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip. |  | 112 |
| 9949298502 | vitality | the state of being strong and active; energy | 113 | |
| 9949298503 | assimilation | the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group |  | 114 |
| 9949298504 | consensus | general agreement. |  | 115 |
| 9949298505 | context | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation. | 116 | |
| 9949298506 | derived | obtain something from (a specified source) | 117 | |
| 9949298507 | incumbent | necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. |  | 118 |
| 9949298508 | inevitable | certain to happen; unavoidable |  | 119 |
| 9949298509 | malleable | easily influenced; pliable |  | 120 |
| 9949298510 | subdue | overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person) |  | 121 |
| 9949298511 | Inoculate | medical : to give (a person or animal) a weakened form of a disease in order to prevent infection by the disease | 122 | |
| 9949298512 | Lurid | : causing shock or disgust : involving sex or violence in a way that is meant to be shocking : shining or glowing with a bright and unpleasant color | 123 | |
| 9949298513 | Putrefying | to be slowly destroyed by natural processes : to rot and become putrid | 124 | |
| 9949298514 | Somnolent | 1 : of a kind likely to induce sleep 2 a : inclined to or heavy with sleep : drowsy | 125 | |
| 9949298515 | Dour | serious and unfriendly : silent and gloomy | 126 | |
| 9949298516 | Errant | serious and unfriendly : silent and gloomy | 127 | |
| 9949298517 | Bewildered | 1 : to cause to lose one's bearings 2 : to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations | 128 | |
| 9949298518 | Astroturfed | —used for an artificial surface that resembles grass | 129 | |
| 9949298519 | Geriatric | An old person y | 130 | |
| 9949298520 | Tromped | 1 : tramp 1
2 : to step hard : stamp | 131 | |
| 9949298521 | Connoisseur | : a person who knows a lot about something (such as art, wine, food, etc.) : an expert in a particular subject | 132 | |
| 9949298522 | Attesting | to show, prove, or state that something is true or real | 133 | |
| 9949298523 | Soporific | : causing a person to become tired and ready to fall asleep | 134 | |
| 9949298524 | indignant | (adj.) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean | 135 | |
| 9949298525 | skirmish | a minor fight or battle | 136 | |
| 9949298526 | rasp | rough, grating tone | 137 | |
| 9949298527 | swathing | enveloping | 138 | |
| 9949298528 | depose | topple from power | 139 | |
| 9949298529 | deprecate | to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval | 140 | |
| 9949298530 | abase | to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem | 141 | |
| 9949298531 | magnanimity | having a lofty, generous, and courageous spirit | 142 | |
| 9949298532 | terse | brief and to the point | 143 | |
| 9949298533 | collateral | A security pledged for the repayment of a loan. | 144 | |
| 9949298534 | beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm | 145 | |
| 9949298535 | theologian | one who studies religion | 146 | |
| 9949298536 | discursive | rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly | 147 | |
| 9949298537 | grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty | 148 | |
| 9949298538 | indicative | demonstrates | 149 | |
| 9949298539 | apocryphal | of questionable authority or authenticity | 150 | |
| 9949298540 | extraneous | not essential; superfluous | 151 | |
| 9949298541 | adept | (adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert | 152 | |
| 9949298542 | sanguine | optimistic | 153 | |
| 9949298543 | homiletic | didactic, moralistic | 154 | |
| 9949298544 | didactic | intended to instruct | 155 | |
| 9949298545 | lariat | rope used to catch cattle and horses | 156 | |
| 9949298546 | prolific | (adj.) abundantly productive; abundant, profuse | 157 | |
| 9949298547 | penury | extreme poverty | 158 | |
| 9949298548 | venerable | respectable due to age | 159 | |
| 9949298549 | punctilious | (adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety | 160 | |
| 9949298550 | Antithesis | An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses | 161 | |
| 9949298551 | Inductive argument | Creating a case by providing specific samples and drawing a conclusion based on the evidence | 162 | |
| 9949298552 | Didactic | Writing which has the purpose of teaching or instructing | 163 | |
| 9949298553 | Elegy | A work that expresses sorrow | 164 | |
| 9949298554 | Metaphor | A figure of speech which two unlike things are compared directly | 165 | |
| 9949298555 | Tension | A feeling of excitement and expectation the reader or audience feels because of the conflict, mood, or atmosphere of the work | 166 | |
| 9949298556 | Synonym | A word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word | 167 | |
| 9949298557 | Allegory | A fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts | 168 | |
| 9949298558 | Analogy | The correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different | 169 | |
| 9949298559 | Asyndeton | When the conjunction (such as and or but) that would normally connect a string of words, phrases, or clauses are omitted from a sentence | 170 | |
| 9949298560 | Figurative language | All uses of language that imply imaginative comparison | 171 | |
| 9949298561 | Attitude | Tone | 172 | |
| 9949298562 | Assonance | A type of internal rhyming in which vowel sounds are repeated | 173 | |
| 9949298563 | Ad hoc | Formed, arranged, or done for a particular purpose only | 174 | |
| 9949298564 | Deductive argument | The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | 175 | |
| 9949298565 | Atmosphere | Emotional feeling or mood of a place, scene, or event | 176 | |
| 9949298566 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis | 177 | |
| 9949298567 | Appositive | A word or phrase that follows a noun or pronoun for emphasis or clarity | 178 | |
| 9949298568 | Irony | When a situation produces an outcome that is opposite of what is expected | 179 | |
| 9949298569 | Personification | A figure of speech in which ideas or objects are described as having human qualities or personalities | 180 | |
| 9949298570 | Parallelism | A literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactical structures | 181 | |
| 9949298571 | Imagery | A mental picture that is conjured by specific words and associations | 182 | |
| 9949298572 | Logos | The use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument | 183 | |
| 9949298573 | Oxymoron | Two contradictory words in one expression | 184 | |
| 9949298574 | Rhetorical device | The specific language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy (diction imagery or syntax) | 185 | |
| 9949298575 | Metonymy | Figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that associated with it | 186 | |
| 9949298576 | Point of view | The particular perspective from which a story is told | 187 | |
| 9949298577 | Syntax | The way words are arranged in a sentence | 188 | |
| 9949298578 | Selection of detail | The specific words, incidents, images, or events that the author uses to create a scene | 189 | |
| 9949298579 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning in which pieces of evidence are used to create a new conclusion; A form of reasoning in which a conclusions drawn from two given or assumed propositions/premises, each which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion | 190 | |
| 9949298580 | Allusion | A reference, usually oblique or faint to another thing, idea, or person | 191 | |
| 9949298581 | Ambiguity | Uncertain or indefinite;subject to more than one interpretation | 192 | |
| 9949298582 | Anecdote | A short story used to illustrate a point the author is trying to make | 193 | |
| 9949298583 | Colloquial language | Slang or informal/common language | 194 | |
| 9949298584 | Connotative | Definition of the word based on associated images rather than the literal meaning | 195 | |
| 9949298585 | Ellipses | ... means words have been omitted | 196 | |
| 9949298586 | Ethos | Refers to general ethics or values | 197 | |
| 9949298587 | Mood | The prevailing or dominant feeling of a work, scene, or event | 198 | |
| 9949298588 | Paradox | A seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth | 199 | |
| 9949298589 | Parody | An effort to ridicule or make fun of a literary work or an author by writing a comic imitation of the work | 200 | |
| 9949298590 | Rhetorical strategy | The way am author organizes words sentences and overall argument in order to achieve a particular purpose | 201 | |
| 9949298591 | Persona | character created by the voice and narration of the speaker of a text | 202 | |
| 9949298592 | Pathos | A sympathetic feeling of pity or compassion evoked by an artistic work | 203 | |
| 9949298593 | Zeugma | When a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them | 204 | |
| 9949298594 | Simile | A figure of speech that compares two things using words such as "like" or "as" | 205 | |
| 9949298595 | Speaker | The narrator of a story, poem, or drama | 206 | |
| 9949298596 | Theme | The central idea | 207 | |
| 9949298597 | Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words | 208 | |
| 9949298598 | Foreshadowing | A purposeful hint placed in a work to suggest what may occur later in the narrative | 209 | |
| 9949298599 | Satire | To ridicule or mock ideas, people, events, or doctrines | 210 | |
| 9949298600 | Ad hominem argument | Attacking the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issue | 211 | |
| 9949298601 | Pun | Play on words | 212 | |
| 9949298602 | Onomatopoeia | An effect created by words that have sounds that reinforce their meaning | 213 | |
| 9949298603 | Euphemism | A mild or pleasant sounding expression that substitutes for a harsh, indelicate or simply less pleasant idea | 214 | |
| 9949298604 | Diction | The authors choice of words | 215 | |
| 9949298605 | Repetition | The reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis | 216 | |
| 9949298606 | Warrant | Explanation of why or how the data supports the claim; the underlying assumption that connects your idea to the claim | 217 | |
| 9949298607 | Exposition | Writing or speech that is organized to explain | 218 | |
| 9949298608 | Apostrophe | A figure speech in which an absent personified object is addressed by the speaker; a rhetorical definition of the word. | 219 | |
| 9949298609 | Rhetoric | The art and logic of a written or spoken argument to persuade, to analyze, or to expose | 220 | |
| 9949298610 | Understatement | When an author assigns less significance to an event than it deserves | 221 | |
| 9949298611 | Juxtaposition | When two contrasting things are placed next to each other for comparison | 222 | |
| 9949298612 | Periodic sentence | Presents the main clause at the end of sentence for emphasis | 223 | |
| 9949298613 | Facetious | Humorous; playfully joking | 224 | |
| 9949298614 | Ostentatious | Meant to impress others; flashy | 225 | |
| 9949298615 | Optimum | Best possible | 226 | |
| 9949298616 | Detriment | Something that causes damage, harm or loss | 227 | |
| 9949298617 | Vicarious | Experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly | 228 | |
| 9949298618 | Dexterous | Skillful in using hands or body | 229 | |
| 9949298619 | Scrupulous | Careful about the moral standards | 230 | |
| 9949298620 | Gregarious | Sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others | 231 | |
| 9949298621 | Discretion | Good judgement or tact in actions or speaking | 232 | |
| 9949298622 | Sensory | Having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling | 233 |
