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| 7219676329 | rhetoric | language designed to persuade or convince | 0 | |
| 7219678481 | rhetorical analysis | essay that explains why language is effective | 1 | |
| 7219680543 | evaluate | determine the quality of something | 2 | |
| 7219681992 | figurative meaning | metaphorical in meaning; not meant to be taken literally | 3 | |
| 7219682992 | connotative meaning | emotions and associations connected with a word | 4 | |
| 7219684946 | denotative meaning | the literal meaning of a word | 5 | |
| 7219684947 | exposition | a description and explanation of an idea | 6 | |
| 7219687240 | to refine | improve something by making small changes | 7 | |
| 7221920236 | fear mongering | purposefully creating a sense of fear to manipulate | 8 | |
| 7221920947 | repetition | using a term numerous times for emphasis | 9 | |
| 7221921628 | credibility | establishing trustworthiness | 10 | |
| 7221923281 | anxiety inducing | to bring about a sense of anxiety through an action or language | 11 | |
| 7227007313 | to elicit | evoke or draw out from someone | 12 | |
| 7227007314 | to stoke | encourage or incite an emotion or tendency | 13 | |
| 7255853228 | parallel structure | using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance | 14 | |
| 7255854603 | allusion | a reference to a famous person, place, thing, or event that a particular audience will comprehend | 15 | |
| 7255856304 | omission | someone or something that has been left out or excluded | 16 | |
| 7255857341 | to revere / reverence | feel deep respect or admiration for (something) | 17 | |
| 7274154878 | metaphor | comparing two unlike things w/out using "like" or "as" | 18 | |
| 7274168031 | civil tone | courteous and polite | 19 | |
| 7274173304 | non-sequitur | a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement | 20 | |
| 7274175897 | apologist | a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial | 21 | |
| 7342290333 | puritanical | practicing or affecting strict religious or moral behavior | 22 | |
| 7342297333 | appeal to vanity | relies a person's desire to feel good about themselves | 23 | |
| 7342301958 | parishioner | one who belongs to or attends a particular church | 24 | |
| 7342304564 | congregation | a group of people assembled for religious worship | 25 | |
| 7342309635 | to abhor | regard with disgust and hatred | 26 | |
| 7342313868 | to mitigate | make less severe, serious, or painful | 27 | |
| 7342331601 | apocalyptic tone | describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world | 28 | |
| 7342334419 | ominous tone | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen | 29 | |
| 7342336857 | sinister tone | giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen | 30 | |
| 7342339544 | disquieting tone | creating feels of anxiety or worry | 31 | |
| 7342342295 | unsettling tone | cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb | 32 | |
| 7557976146 | to dissemble | conceal one's true motives, feelings or intentions | 33 | |
| 7557982051 | heathen | a person who does not believe in the commonly believed god | 34 | |
| 7557984723 | to conjure | to summon or bring into existence | 35 | |
| 7633317301 | theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god | 36 | |
| 7633319771 | pretense | pretend or deception | 37 | |
| 7633325382 | adultery | to cheat on a spouse when married | 38 | |
| 7633339614 | candid tone | truthful and straightforward in style | 39 | |
| 7633349102 | obstinate tone | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so | 40 | |
| 8096761586 | blank verse | unrhymed poetry with a regular pattern, written in iambic pentameter | 41 | |
| 8096764973 | free verse | poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter | 42 | |
| 8096768147 | jaded tone | tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something | 43 | |
| 8096770749 | bitter tone | angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment | 44 | |
| 8096772315 | sepulcher | small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried | 45 | |
| 8096773568 | sublime | of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe | 46 | |
| 8096775194 | to transgress | go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior) | 47 | |
| 8096776545 | misgiving | a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something | 48 | |
| 8096777679 | to pervade | (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of | 49 | |
| 8096779583 | congenial | (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own | 50 | |
| 8096780467 | decorum | behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety | 51 | |
| 8096781545 | aversion | a strong dislike or disinclination | 52 | |
| 8096783505 | transcendentalism | taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living | 53 | |
| 8096784672 | nonconformist | a person whose behavior or views do not follow prevailing ideas or practices | 54 | |
| 8096786437 | interminable | endless (often used hyperbolically) | 55 | |
| 8096787503 | poignant | evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret | 56 | |
| 8096788626 | ineffable | too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words | 57 | |
| 8096790641 | to oscillate | move or swing back and forth at a regular speed | 58 | |
| 8096792286 | ludicrous | so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous | 59 | |
| 8096793610 | maligning tone | speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner | 60 | |
| 8096794669 | omniscient | knowing everything | 61 | |
| 8111026334 | euphemism | rephrasing a word or phrase to make it sound less terrible or vulgar | 62 | |
| 8111034025 | epoch | a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics | 63 | |
| 8111036963 | a switch | a slender flexible shoot cut from a tree often used for whipping as punishment | 64 | |
| 8111048020 | to degrade | treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect | 65 | |
| 9644663250 | to alienate | cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged | 66 | |
| 9644668218 | misanthrope | a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society | 67 | |
| 9644675077 | bitter | angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment | 68 | |
| 9644680459 | persona | the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others | 69 | |
| 9644684859 | stream of consciousness | a person's thoughts and reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow | 70 | |
| 9644689490 | aura | the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place | 71 | |
| 9644697635 | masochist | a person who enjoys an activity that appears to be painful or tedious | 72 | |
| 9644697636 | sadist | a person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain or humiliation on others | 73 | |
| 9644703296 | prestigious | inspiring respect and admiration; having high status | 74 | |
| 9644707329 | insular | ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience | 75 | |
| 9644716886 | pessimistic | tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen | 76 | |
| 9644721118 | incorrigible | (of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed | 77 | |
| 9644724001 | cynical | believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity | 78 | |
| 9644731389 | hogwash | nonsense | 79 | |
| 9644731390 | unorthodox | contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox | 80 | |
| 9644741756 | bleak | (of a situation or future prospect) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favorable outcome | 81 | |
| 9644745604 | magnum opus | a large and important work of art, music, or literature, especially one regarded as the most important work of an artist or writer | 82 | |
| 9644748083 | novella | a short novel or long short story | 83 | |
| 9644751504 | to concur | be of the same opinion; agree | 84 | |
| 9644754361 | to cope | (of a person) deal effectively with something difficult | 85 | |
| 9644757194 | facade | an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality | 86 | |
| 9644764391 | to ostracize | exclude (someone) from a society or group | 87 | |
| 9644769041 | underlying meaing | the reason for something that is not easily seen on the surface of the situation/person | 88 | |
| 9644772368 | sense of entitlement | when a person believes he/she deserves certain privileges (and may be arrogant in his/her belief) | 89 | |
| 9644795548 | colloquial | (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary | 90 | |
| 9644798718 | empathy | the ability to understand and share the feelings of another | 91 | |
| 9644803235 | unreliable narrator | a speaker whose credibility has been compromised | 92 | |
| 9644812471 | reclusive | avoiding the company of other people; solitary | 93 | |
| 9644816496 | testosterone | a steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics | 94 |
