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| 8049377529 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent/imaginary person or personified abstraction; "Death, be not proud." | 0 | |
| 8049380395 | Allegory | A work in which everything stands for something else | 1 | |
| 8049380396 | Colloquial | The use of slang in writing, usually creates an informal tone | 2 | |
| 8049384057 | Didactic | Works designed to teach or instruct some moral or ethical lesson. | 3 | |
| 8049387054 | Paradox | an apparently bizarre or contradictory statement or circumstance that proves to be true upon reflection (example: "I can resist everything except temptation" - Oscar Wilde) | 4 | |
| 8049387055 | Synecdoche | a specific kind of metonymy in which a part of a thing stands for the whole: "all hands on deck" meaning "every person on deck" | 5 | |
| 8049390217 | Unreliable Narrator | a narrator who displays attitudes toward the story, or judgments about it, markedly different from those we know or assume to belong to the author. | 6 | |
| 8049393575 | Ambiguity | When something can mean more than one thing at once, or when an author leaves something open to interpretation. | 7 | |
| 8049393576 | Archaism | Intentional use of an older or obsolete form ("methinks it's time for lunch.") | 8 | |
| 8049396643 | Epithet | When someone has a nickname that tells something about them (for instance: "Richard the Lion-Hearted") | 9 | |
| 8049399979 | Portent | n., a sign or warning that something bad is going to happen | 10 | |
| 8049399980 | Peremptory | adj., saying or doing something in a rudely commanding way | 11 | |
| 8049402804 | Somber | adj., gloomy; dark or dull in color | 12 | |
| 8049405863 | Importune | verb, to ask persistently for something | 13 | |
| 8049405864 | Audible | adj., able to be heard | 14 | |
| 8049408662 | Expostulate | verb, to express strong disagreement | 15 | |
| 8049411650 | Subtle | adj., delicately complex or understated | 16 | |
| 8049411651 | Tangible | adj., perceptible by touch | 17 | |
| 8049414524 | Vivacious | adj., attractively lively and spirited | 18 | |
| 8049417222 | Despondent | adj., in low spirits from loss of hope or courage | 19 | |
| 8049417223 | Doleful | adj., expressing sorrow; mournful | 20 | |
| 8049420082 | Pervade | verb, (of an influence, feeling, or quality) to be present throughout | 21 | |
| 8049422889 | Pensive | adj., engaged in deep thought | 22 | |
| 8049422892 | Apprehension | noun, anxiety that something bad will happen | 23 | |
| 8049425531 | Procure | verb, to obtain something through effort | 24 | |
| 8049428504 | Abject | adj., either intense or maximum; or, completely without pride | 25 | |
| 8049428505 | Austere | adj., strict, comfortless | 26 | |
| 8049431249 | Magnanimous | adj., very generous or forgiving | 27 | |
| 8049434782 | Oppress | verb, to keep someone in subservience or hardship | 28 | |
| 8049434783 | Oblique | adj., slanting, diagonal | 29 | |
| 8348877609 | Extended Metaphor | a detailed metaphor, often extending over a number of lines/sentences | 30 | |
| 8348877799 | Foil | a contrasting character who helps illuminate the protagonist, like a metallic foil under a diamond | 31 | |
| 8348882111 | Hyperbole | overstatement to make a point, either direct or ironical | 32 | |
| 8349327334 | In Medias Res | a work that starts "in the middle of things," usually characterized by flashbacks that explain how the events of the work began. | 33 | |
| 8349332899 | Juxtaposition | the placing of two disparate elements, words, characters, etc., next to one another for the purposes of contrast or comparison. | 34 | |
| 8349333086 | Litotes ("lid - uh -tees") | a kind of irony, the assertion of something by the denial of its opposite (examples: "not bad," "this is no small matter," "she was not supremely happy," "he was not unmindful of it"). | 35 | |
| 8349337238 | Metonymy | "substitute naming"; when an associated idea names the item (e.g., "the pen is mightier than the sword" for "the dissemination of thought through writing is more influential in the long-term than the use of violence can ever be") | 36 | |
| 8349341829 | i.e. | Latin for "id est," meaning "that is"; used to clarify or give more information | 37 | |
| 8349345458 | e.g. | Latin for "exempli gratia," meaning "for example"; used to give examples of something | 38 | |
| 8349402124 | Motif | a recurrent thematic element, either a word, image, symbol, object, phrase, or action. | 39 | |
| 8349402125 | Muse | in general, the source of artistic inspiration. Originally, the Muses were the nine daughters of Zeus that presided over the classical arts and sciences: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love poetry, lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (sacred poetry), Terpsichore (dancing and singing), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy). | 40 | |
| 8349406623 | Parable | a species of allegory in which a moral or religious lesson is encapsulated in a short tale | 41 | |
| 8349410721 | Repose | Verb - to be kept in a certain place Noun - a state of rest | 42 | |
| 8349410722 | Lurid | Adj - Unpleasantly harsh; shocking, sensational | 43 | |
| 8349416741 | Languid | Adj - slow-moving; weak, fatigued | 44 | |
| 8349422296 | Superfluous | Adj - unnecessary; more than enough | 45 | |
| 8349422298 | Sagacity | Noun - wisdom | 46 | |
| 8349428216 | Vulgar | Adj - lacking sophistication; referring to obscene matters; of the common masses | 47 | |
| 8349432478 | Placid | Adj - calm; not upset | 48 | |
| 8349432479 | Tremulous | Adj - shaking or quivering slightly; timid or nervous | 49 | |
| 8349437310 | Odious | Adj - repulsive | 50 | |
| 8349441208 | Pallor | Noun - an unhealthy pale appearance | 51 | |
| 8349441209 | Abyss | Noun - a deep chasm; a gulf between two things | 52 | |
| 8349445012 | Stolid | Adj - calm, dependable, not excitable | 53 | |
| 8349449469 | Condescend | Verb - to show feelings of superiority; to do something in an arrogant way | 54 | |
| 8349449470 | Wistful | Adj - having a feeling of regretful longing | 55 | |
| 8349455023 | Prostrate | Adj. - lying stretched out with one's face on the ground Verb - to lay face down on the floor; or, to be reduced to such a position | 56 | |
| 8349459524 | Remonstrate | Verb - to make a protest against something | 57 | |
| 8349459525 | Palpable | Adj - able to be touched or felt; intense | 58 | |
| 8349463382 | Vex | Verb - to annoy someone, especially with trivial matters | 59 | |
| 8349467311 | Amiable | Adj - friendly, easy-going | 60 | |
| 8349467312 | Perplex | Verb - to confuse someone | 61 | |
| 8349494089 | Countenance | n.,"face"; v., "to accept as possible" | 62 | |
| 8349494091 | Profound | adj., "deep"; used both literally and figuratively | 63 | |
| 8349497558 | Manifest | adj., "obvious"; v., "to demonstrate" | 64 | |
| 8349502855 | Serene | adj, "calm" | 65 | |
| 8349502856 | Sublime | adj., "awe-inspiring" | 66 | |
| 8349506711 | Prodigious | adj., "abundant" | 67 | |
| 8349511529 | Singular | adj., "remarkable" | 68 | |
| 8349516228 | Clamor | n., "loud noise"; v., "to shout" | 69 | |
| 8349520790 | Visage | n., "face" | 70 | |
| 8349520791 | Abate | v., "to become less intense" | 71 | |
| 8349525153 | Allude | v., "to reference something" | 72 | |
| 8349528616 | Grotesque | adj., "gross, weird, unusual" | 73 | |
| 8349533158 | Undulate | v., "to make a wavy motion" | 74 | |
| 8349533159 | Acute | adj., "intense" OR "insightful" | 75 | |
| 8349536792 | Vivid | adj., "lifelike" | 76 | |
| 8349541040 | Venerate | v., "to honor" | 77 | |
| 8349541041 | Exquisite | adj., "deeply beautiful" | 78 | |
| 8349544612 | Melancholy | adj., "depressed" | 79 | |
| 8349548656 | Incredulous | adj., "in disbelief of something" | 80 | |
| 8349548657 | Traverse | v., "to travel across" | 81 | |
| 8661053396 | Ignominy | noun, public shame or disgrace | 82 | |
| 8661056148 | Eccentric | adj., something that is unconventional and slightly strange | 83 | |
| 8661058073 | Resolute | adj., admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering | 84 | |
| 8661060022 | Articulate | adj., showing the ability to speak fluently; v., to express something coherently | 85 | |
| 8661060023 | Furtive | adj., attempting to avoid attention, secretive | 86 | |
| 8661061758 | Fain | archaic adverb, means "willingly," as in "he would fain get a little rest" | 87 | |
| 8661063943 | Genial | adj., friendly and cheerful | 88 | |
| 8661063946 | Mien | noun, pronounced "mean"; a person's look or manner | 89 | |
| 8661065964 | Affect | verb, to have an effect (noun) on something | 90 | |
| 8661068259 | Billow | noun, a large undulating mass of something, typically clouds, smoke, or steam; verb, to fill with air and swell outward | 91 | |
| 8661068263 | Confound | verb, to cause confusion in someone; or, to confuse one thing for another | 92 | |
| 8661071524 | Wan | adj., of a person's complexion, giving the appearance of illness or exhaustion | 93 | |
| 8661073252 | Indolent | adj., lazy | 94 | |
| 8661073254 | Maxim | noun, a short statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct | 95 | |
| 8661074938 | Reproach | verb, to address someone in a tone of disapproval or disappointment | 96 | |
| 8661076915 | Morose | adj., sullen and ill-tempered | 97 | |
| 8661078354 | Latter | denoting the second-mentioned of two things; or, occuring nearer to the end of something than to the beginning | 98 | |
| 8661078356 | Conjure | verb, to call upon something supernatural to appear | 99 | |
| 8661104156 | Retort | verb, to say something in answer to a remark, typically in a witty fashion | 100 | |
| 8661104159 | Antipathy | noun, a deep-seated feeling of dislike | 101 | |
| 9189977204 | Animated | adj., filled with activity, vigor, or spirit | 102 | |
| 9189977205 | Alacrity | n., speed or quickness | 103 | |
| 9189980686 | Vestige | n., a trace of something that is disappearing or that no longer exists | 104 | |
| 9189984079 | Verdure | n., lush green vegetation | 105 | |
| 9189984081 | Adjacent | adj., next to or adjoining something else | 106 | |
| 9189988295 | Rebuke | n., an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism; v., to express strong disapproval or criticism | 107 | |
| 9189991235 | Zenith | n., the time at which something is at its most powerful; the point in the sky directly above an observer | 108 | |
| 9189991237 | Inexorable | adj., impossible to stop or prevent | 109 | |
| 9189995049 | Livid | adj, furiously angry; as a color, dark bluish gray | 110 | |
| 9189998670 | Din | n., a loud and prolonged noise | 111 | |
| 9189998671 | Dilate | v., to make or become wider, larger, or more open | 112 | |
| 9190001805 | Fortnight | n., two weeks | 113 | |
| 9190004902 | Abash | v., to cause to feel embarrassed or ashamed | 114 | |
| 9190004906 | Profane | adj., not respectful of religion; v., to treat something with irreverence | 115 | |
| 9190078800 | Imperious | adj., arrogant and domineering | 116 | |
| 9190078802 | Conjecture | n., an opinion; v., to form an opinion | 117 | |
| 9190083527 | Impute | v., to attribute something to someone | 118 | |
| 9190088878 | Appellation | n., a name or title | 119 | |
| 9190088880 | Pedantic | adj., overly concerned with minute details | 120 | |
| 9190091195 | Saturnine | adj., of a person, slow and gloomy; of a place, dark and mysterious | 121 |
