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5962949600synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, wheels for car; band aid for adhesive bandage0
5962954665metonymya figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which is is related, let's go to bed for going to sleep1
5962964613sanguinecheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident2
5962972453rhetoricthe undue use of exaggeration or display, bombast; the ability to use language effectively3
5962975760pragmaticof or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations; advocating behavior that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma4
5962982436sycophanta self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite5
5962982437didacticintended for instruction; morally instructive6
5962987355mawkishcharacterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; having a mildly sickening flavor7
5962990610egregiousextraordinary in some bad way; outrageous8
5962993768ameliorateto make or become better, more bearable, more satisfactory9
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