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8714538117aesthetichaving to do with the appreciation of beauty0
8714547362affableeasy-going, friendly1
8714548825alienatedremoved or disassociated from2
8714553780amenableresponsive, agreeable3
8714558640anaphorarepetition of words at the beginning of successive phrases (everyday, every night, everywhere)4
8714576655antecedentthe noun to which a later pronoun refers5
8714582644antimetabolerepetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast (when the going gets tough, the tough gets going)6
8714593420apologydefense of an idea7
8739699421appositiona grammar construction in which a non or noun phrase is places with another as an explanation (The 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump)8
8739699422arbitera judge who decides a disputed issue9
8804975686archetypea perfect example10
8804981955assertiona declaration or statement11
8804988119assiduoushard working12
8804995445astuteshrewd; clever13
8805000961asyndetonleaving out conjunctions "I came, I saw, I conquered"14
8805006917brusquerudely abrupt15
8805010747candorfrankness positive connotation16
8805015496capriciousimpulsive and unpredictable in tone, mood, or behavior17
8805024515causticbitingly sarcastic or biting negative connotation18
8805033217austerestrict attitude or manner19
8898553355chiasmusan inversion in the second of two parallel phrases20
8898558471clandestinesecretive21
8898561016cogentconvincing, reasonable22
8898563748coherentlogically connected23
8898566308conceptionthe ability to form or understand an idea24
8898570550convolutedintricate, complex25
8898573167copiousplentiful26
8898579381cumulative (loose) sentenceindependent clause followed by subordinate clauses27
8898585365declarative sentencemakes a statement28
8898588106decorousproper, marked by good taste29
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