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89781842conventionin writing, a rule or guideline that is accepted as true and correct
89781843conventiona meeting, conference, or assembly, usually of people with a common interest
89781844conventionrule
89781845conventionthe most widely accepted view
89781846unityagreement, harmony, being one (accord)
89781847unityin writing, all of the elements and parts working together to produce an effect of agreement
89781848emphasisstress, weight, or importance placed on something
89781849emphasisin speech, special stress on a word or syllable
89781850contrastto show difference [verb]
89781851contrastunlikeness [noun]
89781852contrastin art, the degree of dark versus light
89781853asyndetona syntactical structure that omits conjunctions in a series; the result is more rapid prose; the "opposite" of polysyndeton
89781854implicationinference or suggestion that is naturally understood
89781855appositionjuxtaposition
89781856appositionin grammar, a noun phrase is placed after another noun phrase to change or clarify its meaning
89781857eclecticdiverse, miscellaneous (assorted)
89781858eclecticput together or coming from a number of sources and styles
89781859eclecticnot following one system
89781860literalexact and factual (honest, accurate, unembroidered and unembellished); only focusing on the clear and overt meaning of words, not paying heed to elements that add deeper shades of meaning to a text
89781861literalno exaggeration or inaccuracy
89781862inferencededuction or conjecture based on information; what is surmised or concluded
89781863causalhaving a cause; coming from another
89781864causalfundamental or underlying
89781865causalin grammar, the words since and because are causal words implying a connection of consequence
89781866similaritylikeness, sameness (resemblance, parallel structure, matching)
89781867atanaclasisin one sentence, using the same word in two different meanings; a key word is repeated with a different meaning each time
89781868alliancetwo groups or more working together (coalition, association, union)
89781869allianceagreement (treaty, pact)
89781870discrepancydifference between things which ought to be the same (inequality, gap, inconsistency, incongruence)
89781871disparitydifference or large inequality between things with degree that are measurable, such as age, rank, or wages
89781872incumbentimposed duty [adjective]
89781873incumbentholding a position [adjective]
89781874incumbentperson who holds an office [noun]
89781875incumbentresting or lying on [adjective]
89781876inevitableunavoidable, certain to happen, to be expected (certain, predictable, foreseeable)
89781877convictionstrong belief, firm belief (certainty, assurance)
89781878convictionthe act or state of convincing
89781879convictionin legal realms, a guilty sentence
89781880camaraderiea trusting spirit of friendship, companionship, solidarity
89781881transitorynot lasting, temporary, transient; not fixed (brief, fleeting, passing, momentary, short-lived)
89781882truncatedshortened by being cut off (condensed, abridged)
89781883truncatedin verse, lacking the right number of syllables to make the verse correct in its meter
89781884virtuosoan artist with extremely high skill [noun]
89781885virtuosohigh-level ability [adjective]

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