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| 9925244851 | reverberate | -repeated as an echo -continuous effects | 0 | |
| 9925245559 | synecdoche | figure of speech where the part is made to represent the whole | 1 | |
| 9925245560 | obdurate | to refuse to change one's opinion | 2 | |
| 9925246592 | reposed | to be relaxed and not worried | 3 | |
| 9925254621 | rapturous | feeling great pleasure and enthusiasm | 4 | |
| 9925254622 | ineffable | to great to be described in words | 5 | |
| 9925255597 | enumeration | mentioning or establishing a number | 6 | |
| 9925255598 | anaphora | grammar- the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they. rhetoric- the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. | 7 | |
| 9925266262 | metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant | 8 | |
| 9925266263 | asyndeton | the ommission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence | 9 | |
| 9925266264 | antithesis | a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as "hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins". | 10 | |
| 9925267603 | epistrophe | repetition of a word at the end of successie clauses or sentences | 11 | |
| 9925283660 | lugubrious | looking or sounding sad and dismal | 12 | |
| 9925283661 | pedantic | person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules with displaying academic learning | 13 | |
| 9925288457 | refute | prove to be wrong or false | 14 | |
| 9925288458 | ethos | demonstrate a sense of credibility | 15 | |
| 9925292784 | pathos | to demonstrate a sense of ethics | 16 | |
| 9925294634 | logos | logic | 17 | |
| 9925295738 | sequester | to isolate or hide away | 18 | |
| 9925302012 | ambivalence | state of haivng mixed feelings or contradictory ideas | 19 | |
| 9925303332 | wry | - use of dry, mocking humor -person's face which is twisted into an expression of disgust | 20 | |
| 9925306698 | effusive | expressing feelings of gratidtude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner | 21 | |
| 9925310713 | casuistry | the ue of clever but unsound reasoning to solve questions in relation to morals | 22 | |
| 9925312863 | demirep | a woman who has had sex | 23 | |
| 9925315521 | spurious | to be fake or false | 24 | |
| 9925316397 | palliations | -make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause -disguise the seriousness or gavity of an offense | 25 | |
| 9925323565 | penitential | voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong | 26 | |
| 9925326415 | elucidate | make something clear | 27 | |
| 9925327254 | fettered | to restrict or restrain in an unfair or undesirable fashion | 28 | |
| 9925329109 | precept | general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought | 29 | |
| 9925330940 | reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily | 30 | |
| 9925333333 | mirthful | merry or amusing | 31 | |
| 9925334721 | polysyndeton | Polysyndeton is a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect. Example, "We have ships and men and money and stores," | 32 | |
| 9925337976 | methodical | done according to a systematic or established form of procedure | 33 | |
| 9925339890 | bemused | puzzle, confuse, bewilder | 34 | |
| 9925343427 | irreverent | showing lack of respect for people/ things that are usually taken seriously | 35 | |
| 9925345865 | apothegm | a concise saying or a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct | 36 | |
| 9925440627 | licentious | -unprincipled in sexual matters -disregarding accepted rules or conventions, especially in grammer or literature | 37 | |
| 9925447511 | profligate | recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use or resources | 38 | |
| 9925450877 | odious | extremely unpleasant, repulsive | 39 | |
| 9925451822 | inculcated | instill by persistent instruction | 40 | |
| 9925457925 | condescending | having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority | 41 | |
| 9925460116 | adage | a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth | 42 | |
| 9925464935 | vitiated | spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of | 43 | |
| 9925466766 | pious | -devoutly religious - dutiful or loyal, especially toward one's parents | 44 | |
| 9925471563 | wretched | person in a very unhappy or unfortunate state | 45 | |
| 9925476330 | evocative | bringing stong images, memories, or feelings to mind | 46 | |
| 9925480524 | flippant | not showing serious or respectful attitude | 47 | |
| 9925502645 | referent | the thing that a word or phrase denotes or stands for | 48 |
