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| 8922286875 | antecedent | a word to which a pronoun refers | 0 | |
| 8922294255 | bathos | insincere or overdone sentimentality | 1 | |
| 9113415538 | cacophony | grating, inharmonious sounds | 2 | |
| 9113419262 | digression | that portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic | 3 | |
| 9113430737 | elliptical construction | a sentence containing a deliberate omission of words | 4 | |
| 9113447506 | inductive reasoning | a method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization | 5 | |
| 9113456187 | maxim | a saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth | 6 | |
| 9113462923 | non sequitur | a statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before | 7 | |
| 9113473968 | realism | the depiction of people, things, and events, as they really are without idealization or exaggeration effect | 8 | |
| 9113481908 | wit | the quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene | 9 |
