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10991459549Jargonspecial words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.0
10991459550Colloquialpertaining to common everyday speech for a certain group of people; conversational1
10991459551Abstractrefers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images2
10991459552Slangan informal, often short-lived kind of language used in place of standard words3
10991459553Concreteexisting in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract.4
10991459554Monosyllabichaving only one syllable5
10991459555Polysyllabichaving many syllables6
10991459556LiteralExactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical7
10991459557Figurativeusing figures of speech; symbolic, not literal8
10991459558SemanticsMeaning of words and sentences9
10991459559Euphoniouspleasant sounding10
10991459560Cacophonousunpleasant or harsh-sounding11
10991459561Denotationthe literal meaning of a word12
10991459562Connotationthe implied or associative meaning of a word13
10991459563Formalfollowing rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way14
10991459564Informalhaving a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style, manner, or nature15
10991459565Clichea worn-out idea or overused expression16
10991459566IdiomA common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.17
10991459567ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.18
10991459568Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea19
10991459569OxymoronA two-word paradox, a statement or phrase that seems contradictory but is actually true.20
10991459570AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.21
10991459571Meiosis/Understatementthe presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.22
10991459572EuphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant23
10991459573JuxtapositionPlacement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts24
10991459574Antithesisthe juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, in parallel structure25
10991459575LitotesA form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite26

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