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| 4105235464 | Antithesis | (n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 0 | |
| 4105235465 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 1 | |
| 4105236833 | Euphemism | A polite or vague word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is thought of as too direct or rude. | 2 | |
| 4105239030 | Posterity | Future generations | 3 | |
| 4105242089 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 4 | |
| 4105242090 | Understatement | Presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic. Understatement is the opposite of hyperbole. Example: Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub: "Last week I saw a woman flayed, and you will hardly believe how much it altered her person for the worse." | 5 | |
| 4105247482 | Premise | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | 6 | |
| 4105251163 | Indignant | Angered at something unjust or wrong | 7 | |
| 4105251164 | Pompuos | self important | 8 | |
| 4105256885 | Conciliatory | Appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile | 9 | |
| 4105259794 | Paradox | A contradiction or dilemma Think of the beginning of Dickens' Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....") | 10 | |
| 4105259795 | Hyperbole | Purposeful exaggeration for effect | 11 | |
| 4105261429 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword). | 12 | |
| 4105261430 | Incredulity | The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something | 13 | |
| 4105266116 | Pedantic | Excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules | 14 | |
| 4105266117 | Terse | Brief and to the point | 15 | |
| 4105268494 | expose | a piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailties, or other short comings | 16 | |
| 4105268495 | Dispassionate | Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion | 17 | |
| 4105268577 | exposition | A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory | 18 | |
| 4105275780 | oxymoron | A phrase composed of opposites; a contradiction. - living dead or jumbo shrimp | 19 | |
| 4105276869 | parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. For example, a skit on Saturday Night Live. | 20 | |
| 4105279102 | superfluous | Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess | 21 | |
| 4105279249 | assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity I feel depressed and restless. | 22 | |
| 4105281585 | allegory | A narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities. Animal Farm is an allegory for the evils of the Russian revolution. In 1984, the allegory has to do with totalitarianism. | 23 | |
| 4105284997 | contentious | argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement | 24 |
