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4758503285Sagaa long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic.0
4758503286SynesthesiaWhile the term synesthesia literally refers to a medical condition wherein one or many of the sensory modalities become joined to one another, in literature it refers to the depiction of a strong connection, link or bond between the different senses. Characters in literature are sometimes described to be experiences synesthesia. Synesthesia is the conflation of the senses.1
4758503287Synthesisthe combination of ideas to form a theory or argument.2
4758503288Adagea proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.3
4758503289Debunkexpose the falseness or hollowness of idea or belief.4
4758503290Demagoguea political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.5
4758503291Dirgea lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.6
4758503292Dogmaa principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.7
4758503293Duplicitydeceitfulness; double-dealing; fraud.8
4758503294Extolpraise enthusiastically.9

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