| 5849253487 | Epitome | To serve as the typical or ideal example of
EX: Many people believe The Exorcist is the epitome of horror movies. |  | 0 |
| 5849255838 | Frugal | Avoiding Waste
EX: We need to be frugal by not letting the water run while we brush our teeth. |  | 1 |
| 5849259112 | Connotation | - commonly accepted meaning/perception of a word (not dictionary definition)
EX: The word bitch really means a female dog; however it has a more negative connotation |  | 2 |
| 5849261540 | Denotation | the formal dictionary definition of a word
EX: The original denotation of the word gay was "happily excited," but the word has definitely changed through time. |  | 3 |
| 5849265877 | Didactic | Type of language for a purpose of instruction, but can still be entertaining
EX: The poem was both aesthetic and didactic: it was beautiful and also taught us about genocide. |  | 4 |
| 5849270558 | Sordid | involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
EX: the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams. |  | 5 |
| 5849273596 | Imperative | a sentence that requests, demands, or commands - can sometimes be a call to action sentence.
EX: Eat your spinach! Storm the doors of the oppressors! |  | 6 |
| 5849278265 | Inference | Interpreting something indirectly by observing facts, and making assumptions
EX: Since the girl's hair was wet and she strongly smelled of perfume, I made the inference that she was in PE just before coming to our class. |  | 7 |
| 5849282686 | Juxtaposition | connecting two different concepts/arguments and discuss them together throughout a piece - many times they are opposing viewpoints.
EX: When you bring up a point in a paper in one paragraph and then mention a different argument in the next, and then discuss their relation immediately after - this creates a juxtaposition. |  | 8 |
| 5849293167 | Ideology | visionary theorizing; systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture
EX: Many people have different ideologies concerning the meaning of life. Ideology is the opposite of pragmatic. |  | 9 |
| 5849317570 | Reverence | deep respect for someone or something
EX: "rituals showed honor and reverence for the dead" |  | 10 |
| 5849322201 | Chiasmus | When you have two sentences, the second if which switches the order of the clauses.
EX: Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things. |  | 11 |
| 5849322202 | Colloquial | Using common, or stereotypical language.
EX: Their Eyes Were Watching God ('nuff said); y'all; slang words; "Raining cats and dogs." |  | 12 |
| 5849322203 | Irony | an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
EX: Sally, who was the most shy and quiet student in high school, decided to be a teacher. |  | 13 |
| 5849324264 | Objective | a statement uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
EX: Snapple facts, leopards can carry twice their body weight, dolphins always sleep with one eye open |  | 14 |
| 5849324265 | Subjective | Proceeding from or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; opinion-based
EX: English & History are more subjective classes than Math & Science. |  | 15 |
| 5849330128 | Metaphor | Comparison NOT using like or as - "All the world's a stage." |  | 16 |
| 5849330129 | Simile | Comparison using "like" or "as" - "He smelled like stale butter and raw onions." |  | 17 |
| 5849332555 | Personification | Thing, idea, or animal is given human-like characteristics - "The fire swallowed the field." |  | 18 |
| 5849332556 | Vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
EX: This problem has vexed researchers for years. |  | 19 |
| 5849334986 | Innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth
EX: He seems to have an innate sense to play the drums: he always taps his fingers rhythmically |  | 20 |
| 5849336634 | Ubiquitous | Seeming to be seen everywhere.
"McDonald's advertisements are ubiquitous." |  | 21 |
| 5849338638 | Pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
1. EX: His pragmatic view of public education comes from years of working in city schools.
2. |  | 22 |
| 5849338639 | Myriad | A very large number. "There are a myriad of possibilities." |  | 23 |
| 5849338640 | Altruistic | unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
EX: Giving money to the poor or a sandwich to a homeless person can be seen as an altruistic act. |  | 24 |
