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7444570774Disparagesregard or represent as being of little worth0
7444594263Anadiplosisrepetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause1
7444601938Rhetorical FragmentSentence fragment used deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect2
7444608569Anaphorathe repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences3
7444615393AntithesisA statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced4
7444625304EpistropheRepetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses5
7444630016Asyndetonthe omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.6
7444635408UltimatumsA final demand or proposition7
7444639730Polysyndetonthe use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural8
7444651712Predicate Nominativesnoun or pronoun that follows the linking verb and gives more information about the subject9
8309882556HeedlessNot paying attention; Careless10
8309893503ExpendituresGovernment spending. Major areas of federal spending are social services and national defense.11
8309895872IncoherentNot able to be understood12
8309899176Scandalizedshocked or horrified by something considered immoral or improper13
8309902728PiecemealOne piece at a time; gradually14
8309907321Reiteratesto repeat15
8987869478occasionedto cause something to happen.16
8987871435synergisticworking together17
8987874779empiricalbased on observation or experiment18
8987875882conjectureinference; guesswork19
8987878640exposéA factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailties, or other shortcomings.20
8987879910meditationreflection; thought21

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