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4810381938BarrageNoun- a concentrated outpouring, as of questions or blows Verb- to bombard someone with something0
4810381939InnocuousAdjective- not harmful or offensive1
4810381940SubsequentAdjective-coming after something in time; following2
4810381941EmbeddedVerb- (past tense) to implant (an idea or feeling) within something else so it becomes an engrained or essential part of it3
4810381942AstringentAdjective- sharp or severe in manner or style4
4810381943UbiquitousAdjective- present, appearing, or found everywhere5
4810381944VolatileAdjective- liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse6
4810381945QuintessentialRepresenting the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.7
4810381946CatalystA person or thing that precipitates an event8
4810381947MundaneRegular9
4810381948Allusion(rhetoric) when you reference a text or something in another situation10
4810381949Hyperbole(rhetoric) the exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis11
4810381950Metaphor(rhetoric) comparison not using like or as12
4810381951Understatement(rhetoric) a figure of speech in which a writer or a speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is13

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