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| 8233123782 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 0 | |
| 8233133025 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 1 | |
| 8233136149 | metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 2 | |
| 8233136166 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 3 | |
| 8233139495 | apostrophe | 1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech) | 4 | |
| 8233144844 | phlegmatic | having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition | 5 | |
| 8233157151 | splenetic | bad-tempered; spiteful | 6 | |
| 8233165904 | melancholy | sadness | 7 | |
| 8233168982 | sanguine | optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation | 8 | |
| 8233175926 | choleric | bad-tempered or irritable | 9 | |
| 8233182567 | rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques | 10 | |
| 8233192269 | redundant | not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous | 11 | |
| 8233197656 | strumpet | a female prostitute or promiscuous woman | 12 | |
| 8233204925 | sycophant | a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain in advantage | 13 | |
| 8233219632 | unctuous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite; ingratiatingly flattering; oily | 14 | |
| 8233227590 | condone | accept and allow (morally wrong) behavior | 15 | |
| 8233238503 | pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations | 16 | |
| 8233247791 | auspicious | conductive to success; favorable | 17 | |
| 8233256071 | perquisite | a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position | 18 | |
| 8233263928 | stoic | a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining | 19 | |
| 8233271183 | hackneyed | lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite | 20 | |
| 8233282332 | jaded | tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something | 21 | |
| 8233289372 | jejune | naive, simplistic, and superficial | 22 | |
| 8233297763 | solipsist | believing that oneself is all that exists | 23 | |
| 8233301023 | trite | something overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness | 24 | |
| 8251775087 | hamartia | a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine | 25 | |
| 8251786422 | hubris | excessive pride or self confidence | 26 | |
| 8251792630 | didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive | 27 | |
| 8251807690 | itinerant | traveling from place to place | 28 | |
| 8251850660 | mawkish | sentimental in a freeble or sickly way | 29 | |
| 8251858508 | ameliorate | make (something bad) better | 30 | |
| 8251862446 | superficial | existing or occurring at or on the surface | 31 | |
| 8251870991 | archetype | a very typical example of a certain person or thing | 32 | |
| 8251880508 | egregious | outstandingly bad; shocking | 33 | |
| 8251884061 | satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices. | 34 | |
| 8251901571 | fastidious | very attentive and concerned about accuracy and detail | 35 | |
| 8251905861 | hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 36 | |
| 8251912586 | onomateopia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | 37 | |
| 8251921366 | ephemeral | lasting for a very short time | 38 | |
| 8251924595 | allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect reference | 39 | |
| 8251934940 | vacillate | alternate or waver between opinions or actions | 40 | |
| 8251943411 | apocryphal | (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true | 41 | |
| 8251952804 | feisty | a person who is usually small or weak lively, determined, and courageous | 42 | |
| 8251967505 | altruistic | showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish | 43 | |
| 8251974277 | sonnet | a poem of 14 lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes with usually ten syllables per line | 44 | |
| 8251984489 | imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language | 45 | |
| 8251991543 | prolepsis | the anticipation and answering of possible objections in rhetorical speech | 46 | |
| 8251997056 | orthodox | confirming to what is generally accepted as true or right | 47 | |
| 8252003154 | innate | inborn; natural | 48 | |
| 8252006362 | dramatic irony | full significance of a character's words are known to the audience but unknown amongst characters | 49 | |
| 8503952034 | cryptic | (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic | 50 | |
| 8503952036 | banal | common, ordinary | 51 | |
| 8503954058 | scruntinize | to examine closely | 52 | |
| 8503954214 | condescend | (v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner | 53 | |
| 8503956238 | philanthropy | love of humanity, especially as shown in donations to charitable and socially useful causes | 54 | |
| 8503959935 | aggravate | to make worse | 55 | |
| 8503960551 | anxious | worried; concerned | 56 | |
| 8503961407 | stentorian | (adj.) extremely loud | 57 | |
| 8503962087 | taciturn | (adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little | 58 | |
| 8503963168 | epigram | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation | 59 | |
| 8503963647 | connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 60 | |
| 8503964329 | chronic | continuing for a long time | 61 | |
| 8503964432 | preclude | (v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out | 62 | |
| 8503964574 | prodigal | wastefully extravagant | 63 | |
| 8503964774 | languid | (adj.) drooping; without energy, sluggish | 64 | |
| 8503965044 | hypocritical | insincere | 65 | |
| 8503965170 | enervate | to weaken | 66 | |
| 8503965462 | disparage | belittle | 67 | |
| 8503976507 | cupidity | (n.) an eager desire for something; greed | 68 | |
| 8503976751 | apathy | lack of interest | 69 | |
| 8503977517 | augment | to make larger, increase | 70 | |
| 8503977518 | reticent | silent; reserved | 71 | |
| 8503978454 | incoherent | lacking cohesion or connection | 72 | |
| 8503978721 | heresy | (n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred | 73 | |
| 8503979260 | importune | (v.) to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently | 74 | |
| 8503979261 | extol | to praise highly | 75 | |
| 8503979399 | enigma | a puzzle; a mystery | 76 | |
| 8503979997 | provincial | lacking sophistication, narrow-minded | 77 | |
| 8503980408 | repudiate | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of | 78 | |
| 8503981695 | shibboleth | a word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group | 79 | |
| 8503981696 | relegate | (v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish | 80 | |
| 8503982766 | dogmatic | stubbornly opinionated | 81 | |
| 8503982856 | adamant | unyielding; firm in opinion | 82 | |
| 8503982993 | indolent | habitually lazy; idle | 83 | |
| 8503985159 | nihilism | the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs | 84 | |
| 8503985393 | ascetic | practicing self-denial; austere | 85 | |
| 8503986653 | elucidate | to make clear | 86 | |
| 8503986654 | complacent | self-satisfied | 87 | |
| 8503987228 | nefarious | (adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards | 88 | |
| 8503987567 | germane | (adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting | 89 | |
| 8503987891 | reprehensible | (adj.) deserving blame or punishment | 90 | |
| 8503987893 | mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity | 91 | |
| 8503988068 | immutable | (adj.) not subject to change, constant | 92 | |
| 8503988222 | hedonist | one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life | 93 | |
| 8503988413 | insipid | lacking interest or flavor | 94 | |
| 8503988746 | digress | to wander off from the subject or topic spoken about | 95 | |
| 8503989101 | incongruous | (adj.) not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible | 96 | |
| 8503989432 | esoteric | (adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret | 97 | |
| 8503989999 | ambivalent | Having mixed feelings | 98 | |
| 8503990170 | atrophy | waste away | 99 |
