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14974294802Colloquialismwords and phrases used by groups that is familiar to its members0
14974362746Connotationthe implied or associative meaning of a word1
14974388161contextthe situation of time and place2
14974403737deductive reasoninggeneral to specific3
14974609156Denotationthe literal meaning of a word (dictionary def.)4
14974618736Dictitionwriters choice of words5
14974767079didacticinstructive6
14974775842Discursive Structurearrangement where writer rambles/not prepared7
14974830946EnthymemeLogical reasoning with one premise left unstated8
14974833893Epistrophethe repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences9
14974840580EpithetA descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something10
14974848861Euphemismnicer way in saying something11
14974857582evidence examplefacts and reasons to support a claim12
14974864293hyperbole/overstatementa figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth13
14974868946IdiomA common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.14
14974876727inductive reasoninglisting specific examples that lead to generalization15
14974889777Inferenceconclusions made by a guess16
14974900042Ironysurprising or contradicting results17
14974910867Jargonvocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people18
14974914312Juxtapositionthe fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.19

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