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| 10546377122 | abstract | unable to be touched; not concrete | 0 | |
| 10546379298 | abstraction | a concept or value that cannot be seen which the writer usually tries to illustrate by comparing it metaphorically to a known, concrete object | 1 | |
| 10546383307 | allegory | story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities | 2 | |
| 10546386272 | alliteration | the repetition of initial (beginning) constant sounds | 3 | |
| 10546389193 | allusion | a figure of speech, which makes brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object | 4 | |
| 10546394224 | ambiguity | the expression of an idea in language which gives more than one meaning and leaves uncertainty as to the true meaning | 5 | |
| 10546396763 | anachronism | something out of its place in time or history | 6 | |
| 10546398630 | analogy | a comparison of two things that are similar in certain essential characteristics | 7 | |
| 10546403520 | anapest | a meter having two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable | 8 | |
| 10546405700 | anaphora | repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect | 9 | |
| 10546407900 | antagonist | the character in a narrative or play who is in conflict with the main character | 10 | |
| 10546413677 | anthropomorphism | attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (personification) | 11 | |
| 10546416379 | anticlimax | the intentional use of elevated language to describe the trivial or commonplace, or a sudden transition from a significant thought to a trivial one in order to achieve a humorous or satiric effect | 12 | |
| 10546420600 | anti-hero | a protagonist who is the antithesis of the hero | 13 | |
| 10546422705 | antithesis | balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure | 14 | |
| 10546426887 | aphorism | a brief statement that expresses an observation on life, usually intended as a wise observation | 15 | |
| 10546432217 | Apollonian | refers to the noble qualities of human beings and nature as opposed to the savage and destructive forces | 16 | |
| 10546436754 | apostrophe | addressing someone or something, usually not present, as though present | 17 | |
| 10546438951 | apotheosis | a larger-than-life presence; a godlike paragon worthy of respect and reverence | 18 | |
| 10546440292 | aside | a statement delivered by an actor in such a way that the other characters on stage are presumed not to have heard him | 19 | |
| 10546443520 | archetype | A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response | 20 | |
| 10546446277 | arguments | assertions made based on facts, statistics, logical or objective reasoning, hard evidence, etc. | 21 | |
| 10546447137 | assonance | similarity or repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words, especially in a line of a verse | 22 | |
| 10546450524 | asyndeton | the omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words and phrases | 23 | |
| 10546454816 | aubade | a poem about the dawn or early morning | 24 | |
| 10546466671 | camaraderie | rapport and goodwill | 25 | |
| 10546467662 | frangible | fragile; easy to break | 26 | |
| 10546467664 | litany | a long, repetitive, or dull account | 27 | |
| 10546469187 | moratorium | a suspension of activity; an authorized delay | 28 | |
| 10546471564 | zealous | fervent; fanatical | 29 | |
| 10546472732 | desiccate | to dry out; to remove moisture | 30 | |
| 10546474466 | wrenching | causing mental or physical pain | 31 | |
| 10546475740 | replete | full; abundant | 32 | |
| 10546477316 | interminable | tiresome and long; seemingly endless | 33 | |
| 10546478524 | arable | suitable for cultivation of land | 34 | |
| 10546479268 | lugubrious | mournful; gloomy | 35 | |
| 10546479269 | truncate | to shorten | 36 | |
| 10546480636 | ubiquitous | occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent | 37 | |
| 10546481965 | vernacular | everyday language | 38 | |
| 10546484320 | equanimity | a composure; calmness | 39 | |
| 10580446949 | Achilles' heel | refers to a person's area of particular vulnerability | 40 | |
| 10580452339 | pound of flesh | insistence on being repaid | 41 | |
| 10580453978 | sacred cow | refers to something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way | 42 | |
| 10580461416 | crossing the Rubicon | to take an irreversible step, often involving some danger | 43 | |
| 10580467242 | pearls before swine | refers to offering something precious to someone or a group that are unable to appreciate the value of what they are being given | 44 | |
| 10580477352 | once in a blue moon | describes something that occurs very rarely | 45 | |
| 10580478791 | Mrs. Grundy | refers to such an attitude of narrow-minded prudishness | 46 | |
| 10580483930 | crocodile tears | refers to showing false sympathy for someone | 47 | |
| 10580487636 | sirens | anything that tempts a person away from safety and toward a destructive path | 48 | |
| 10580491534 | read the riot act | to issue a stern warning that if unacceptable behavior does not cease, severe consequences will follow | 49 |
