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| 7444586250 | anadiplosis | which a writer or speaker uses a word near the end of the clause and then repeats that word to begin the next clause. | 0 | |
| 7444621151 | disparages | regard or represent as being of little worth. | 1 | |
| 7444633758 | rhetorical fragment | a sentence fragment used deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect. | 2 | |
| 7444647093 | periodic sentence | putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made. It can also create suspense or interest for the reader. | 3 | |
| 7444686713 | dependent clause | provides an independent clause with additional information, | 4 | |
| 7444718275 | epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. | 5 | |
| 7444733616 | anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. | 6 | |
| 7444745099 | polysyndeton | in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed. | 7 | |
| 7444760269 | antithesis | contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as "hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins". | 8 | |
| 8987899894 | garnered | collected | 9 | |
| 8987904850 | unabashed | unashamed | 10 | |
| 8987907646 | skirmishing | a fight between small bodies of troops, especially advanced detachments of opposing armies | 11 | |
| 8987912186 | frazzling | cause to feel completely exhausted | 12 | |
| 9434009628 | macabre | (adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject | 13 | |
| 9434021331 | excursions | short journeys or outings | 14 | |
| 9451615635 | balustrades | railing, rails | 15 | |
| 9451635799 | singly | one by one | 16 | |
| 9451695871 | apt | fit | 17 | |
| 9451707433 | prosaic | run-of-the-mill | 18 | |
| 9451742432 | reconnaissance | exploration to gain knowledge or information | 19 | |
| 9451761078 | scant | Not enough or barely enough | 20 | |
| 9451888234 | matriculate | to register as a student at a college or university | 21 | |
| 9451936680 | galvanic | sudden and dramatic | 22 | |
| 9452100740 | echelon | A level, rank or grade; the people at that level | 23 | |
| 9452157682 | elephantine | ponderously clumsy | 24 | |
| 9452117857 | miasma | a noxious or poisonous atmosphere | 25 | |
| 9452344569 | anthracite | the cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon. | 26 | |
| 9459457957 | bonhomie | good-naturedness | 27 | |
| 9459471416 | inculcate | to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly | 28 | |
| 9459516650 | itinerant | traveling from place to place | 29 | |
| 9459565187 | desiccated | dried up | 30 | |
| 9459618037 | astigmatic | to have an extremely skewed point of view | 31 | |
| 9459648328 | jettison | to cast overboard; to discard` | 32 | |
| 9460170772 | obstreperous | noisy; unruly, disorderly | 33 | |
| 9460293737 | abysmal | bottomless | 34 | |
| 9462141599 | ostensibly | supposedly; purportedly; allegedly | 35 | |
| 9462365749 | lien | legal claim until a debt on it is repaid | 36 | |
| 9462544860 | irascibility | easily angered | 37 | |
| 9572264319 | preternaturally | supernaturally | 38 | |
| 9572392372 | reticence | restraint in speech, reluctance to speak | 39 | |
| 9572410102 | somnambulistic | pertaining to sleepwalking | 40 |
