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4885357255EminentStanding out so as ready to be readily perceived or noted, conspicuous, famous within a profession0
4885371496ImminentLikely to occur at any moment, impending1
4885375932EvocationCalling forth, bringing out, elicit2
6623932892DebacleSudden downfall, collapse3
6623936803ChurlishRude, selfish, or mean person4
6623945634AberrationA deviation from what is right, abnormal5
6623948712InimitableImpossible to copy, unique6
6623952513CredulousReady to believe, especially on certain evidence, gullible, naive7
6623957348UsurpedTo take over, to seize or use something without authority8
6623962927UnprecedentedNever done before , never known before9
6623966675False AnalogyWhen two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them10
6623982330Figurative LanguageLanguage that contains figures of speech, such as similes and metaphors, in order to create associations that are imaginative than literal11
6623995062Figures of SpeechExpressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personifications, that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations12
6624006244ForeshadowingThe use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs late in the work13
6624025864Freight-TrainSentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by conjunctions14
6624031247GeneralizationWhen a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable15
6624056568GenreA type of literary work, such as a novel or poem16
6624062641HubrisThe excessive pride of ambition that leads a tragic hero to disregard warnings of impending doo, eventually causing his or her downfall17
6633694128HumorAnything that causes laughter18
6633715757Hyperboledeliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis (he was so hungry he could have eaten a horse)19
6633724164Imagea word or words, either figurative or literal, used to describe a sensory experience or an object perceived by the sense.20
6633747013Imagerywords or word phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the five senses in order to create a mental picture21
6633761462Inductionthe process that moves from a given specifics to a generalization22
6633768967Inferencea conclusion one can draw from the from the presented details23
6633776108Interior Monologuewriting that records the conversion that occurs inside a character's head24
6633784882Invectivea verbally abusive attack25
6633786628Inversionreversing the customary (subject first, then verb, then compliment) order of elements in sentence or phrase; Often phrased as a question: "Are you going to the store?"26
6633814008Ironya situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is opposite to what is expected27
6633826653Jargonthe special language of a profession or group; like the writings of a lawyer and the literary critic.28
6633836262Logicthe process of reasoning29

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