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| 5646161375 | Chimerical | -Definition: in Greek mythology the chimera was a fabulous she-monster, with a lion's head, a goats body and a serpents tail. it symbolized the destructive aspect of nature -Syn: quixotic, fabulous, Utopian, impractical -Ant: concrete, practical, prosaic, matter-of-fact | 0 | |
| 5646217131 | Circumspect | -Definition: Guarded in Conduct: cautious, prudent -Syn: vigilant, discreet, wary, careful, watchful -Ant: rash, indiscreet, imprudent, careless, heedless, reckless, foolhardy | 1 | |
| 5646263068 | Circumvent | Definition: to gain an advantage by the use of trickery; to evade by the use of stratagem or deception; to go around Syn: frustrate, thwart, balk, baffle, outwit, outmaneuver, deceive, delude Ant: assist, abet, help, facilitate | 2 | |
| 5646282130 | Cite | Definition 1- To name as illustration or example; to call forth, as authority for support 2- to mention specifically, especially in military orders or dispatches, or in public commendation -Syn: quote, mention, name, refer to | 3 | |
| 5646323860 | Clandestine | Definition: concealed for an evil purpose, secret Syn: surreptitious, furtive, stealthy, underhand, covert, hidden Ant: open, frank, undisguised, avowed, revealed, manifest, apparent, obvious, patent, overt | 4 | |
| 5646351275 | Clement | Definition 1- inclined to be forgiving or merciful; lenient 2- mild (referring to weather) Syn: compassionate, kind, gentle, humane, forbearing, indulgent Ant: harsh, cruel, pitiless, vengeful, relentless, ruthless, inclement | 5 | |
| 5646380779 | Coerce | Definition: to compel a person to do something against his will by applying physical force or other means, such as intimidation Syn: constrain, force, impel | 6 | |
| 5646391235 | Cogent | Definition: having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason Syn: convincing, potent, forcible, compelling, persuasive Ant: weak, ineffective, impotent, unconvincing | 7 | |
| 5646416164 | Cognizant | Definition: having knowledge of; aware Syn: aware Ant: unaware, uniformed | 8 | |
| 5646425075 | Collaborate | Definition: to act in union with another Syn: co-operate, share, band, conspire (in an evil sense) Ant: disunite, dissociate | 9 | |
| 5646468488 | Comely | Definition: pleasing to the sight Syn: good-looking, personable, lovely, beautiful, handsome Ant: plain, unattractive, homely, ugly, hideous, repulsive | 10 | |
| 5646483828 | Compatible | Definition: harmonious; able to get along together Syn: agreeable, accordant, suitable, congruous, consistent Ant: inharmonious, discordant, antagonistic, conflicting, clashing, incongruous, inconsistent | 11 | |
| 5646509326 | Complacent | Definition: self-satisfied Syn: content, smug, gratified Ant: dissatisfied, discontented | 12 | |
| 5646523118 | Concur | Definition: 1. to agree (in opinion) 2. to happen or exist at the same time Syn: assent, approve, coincide Ant: disagree, dissent, disapprove | 13 | |
| 5646536843 | Condolence | Definition: expression of sympathy with another in his sorrow, pain, or misfortune Syn: commiseration, compassion, consolation | 14 | |
| 5646550076 | Condone | Definition: to forgive (an offense) or overlook it by treating the offender as though he had done nothing wrong or reprehensible Syn: pardon, excuse, extenuate Ant: arraign, indict, condemn, charge | 15 | |
| 5646595633 | Conductive | Definition: leading or contributing to a desirable result Syn: productive, contributory | 16 | |
| 5646607699 | Conjecture | Definition: opinion or inference drawn from inadequate evidence; guess, theory, surmise Syn: supposition, presumption | 17 | |
| 5646621500 | Connive | 1. to give passive consent to; to shut one's eyes to a fault or wrong or another. 2. to co-operate with or encourage secretly (followed by with) Syn: collude (to co-operate for the purpose of committing fraud), conspire, plot | 18 | |
| 5646677587 | Connoisseur | Definition: a person qualified to act as a judge, of art or literature, or in matter of taste Syn: amateur, dilettante | 19 | |
| 5646695881 | Consture | Definition: to interpret or explain the meaning or intention of words or actions Syn: infer, deduce, translate Ant: misconstrue, misinterpret | 20 | |
| 5646707890 | Consummate | Definition: carried to the highest degree, perfect Syn: supreme, pre-eminent Ant: inept, bungled, botched | 21 | |
| 5646806668 | Contrite | Definition: penitent; humble with sorrow for sin Syn: repentant, remorseful, conscience-stricken, compunctious Ant: impenitent, unremorseful, obdurate | 22 | |
| 5656904583 | Contumely | Definition: arrogant treatment; scornful rudeness in speech or action Syn: scorn, disdain, contempt, opprobrium, scurrility Ant: graciousness, civility, affability | 23 | |
| 5656914472 | Convivial | Definition: of or pertaining to a feast; gay, jovial Syn: festive, joyous, jocund, mirthful, sportive, social, sociable Ant: dismal, cheerless, unsociable, saturnine, mirthless, mournful, gloomy | 24 | |
| 5656922856 | Copious | Definition: plentiful to an immoderate degree Syn: plenteous, profuse, bountiful, superabundant, overflowing, ample, exuberant Ant: meager, scant, scarce, inadequate, insufficient | 25 | |
| 5656940379 | Corroborate | Definition: to make more certain or establish the truth of a report Syn: substantiate, verify, authenticate, confirm, establish, ascertain, strengthen Ant: refute, contradict, rebut, confute, gainsay, impugn | 26 | |
| 5656951984 | Coterie | Definition: a group of people or a circle that meets for social, political, or some other common interest Syn: set clique, faction, cabal | 27 | |
| 5656958213 | Credence | Definition: belief or trust, usually based on little evidence Syn: credit, faith Ant: distrust, skepticism, doubt, unbelief, disbelief | 28 | |
| 5656964571 | Culinary | Definition: pertaining to the kitchen or to cookery | 29 | |
| 5735021131 | connotation (definition) | the implied or associative meaning of a word | 30 | |
| 5735021132 | connotation (example) | "Odor" and "Fragrance" literally mean the same thing, but good things have fragrance, bad things have odor | 31 | |
| 5748653088 | apostrophe (definition) | the act of speaking directly to an absent or imaginary person, or to some abstraction | 32 | |
| 5748655514 | apostrophe (example) | "O death, where is they sting? O grave, where is they victory?" | 33 | |
| 5748657589 | aphorism (definition) | a concise statement which expressed succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 34 | |
| 5748663642 | aphorism (example) | "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." | 35 | |
| 5748670388 | metonymy (definition) | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 36 | |
| 5748673429 | metonmy (example) | "The White House issued a statement today." | 37 | |
| 5748675895 | anaphora (definition) | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 38 | |
| 5748678989 | anaphora (example) | "We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrates ourselves." | 39 | |
| 5748684737 | litotes (definition) | a type of understatement in which something affirmative is expressed by negating it's people | 40 | |
| 5748688480 | litotes (example) | My parents were not overjoyed when I came home three hours past curfew. | 41 | |
| 5748690990 | paradox (definition) | an apparently contradictory statement which actually contains some truth | 42 | |
| 5748693484 | paradox (example) | sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind | 43 | |
| 5748696443 | syntax (definition) | the manner in which words are arranged by a writer into sentences | 44 | |
| 5748703045 | syntax (example) | a single sentence in Faulkner work can sometimes be longer than an entire page, by Steinbeck tends to use simpler, shorter sentences | 45 | |
| 5748705156 | hyperbole (definition) | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 46 | |
| 5748705926 | hyperbole (example) | There were a least a million people at the mall when I went shopping Saturday. | 47 | |
| 5748713487 | parody (definition) | a humorous imitation of a serious work | 48 | |
| 5748715655 | parody (example) | Spaceballs and the space epic genres Hot Shots and action films Thin Thighs in Thirty Years and exercise books | 49 | |
| 5748719059 | allusion (definition) | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical | 50 | |
| 5748719884 | allusion (example) | Patrick Henry urged his listens not to be "betrayed with a kiss" | 51 | |
| 5748722321 | didactic (definition) | something which has as its primary purpose to teach or instruct | 52 | |
| 5748723835 | didactic (example) | Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography shows his readers his to be successful; Aesop's Fables presemt morals. | 53 | |
| 5748873004 | onomatopoeia (definition) | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds | 54 | |
| 5750448686 | onomatopoeia (example) | The fire cracked in the fireplace. We could hear the buzzing of the bees in the hive. | 55 | |
| 5750453920 | analogy (definition) | a comparison between two different things which are similar in some way | 56 | |
| 5750458723 | analogy (example) | By comparing conducting to politics, Igor Stravinsky helped non-musicians understand his feelings about orchestra conductors. | 57 | |
| 5750470046 | tone (definition) | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience | 58 | |
| 5750473064 | tone (example) | Sardonic Apologetic Light-hearted Somber | 59 | |
| 5750476840 | personification (definition) | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | 60 | |
| 5750480298 | personification (example) | The smiling, friendly sun was about to be swallowed by the angry clouds moving in from the south. | 61 | |
| 5750482680 | genre (definition) | a major category or type of literature | 62 | |
| 5750484448 | genre (example) | Paradise List is an epic poem; The Scarlet Letter is a novel; Into Thin Air is nonfiction | 63 | |
| 5750487753 | denotation (definition) | the literal meaning of a word | 64 | |
| 5750497761 | denotation (example) | Although the word 'home' may suggest safety and comfort, it's really simply 'ones residence' | 65 | |
| 5750509382 | colloquialism (definition) | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing | 66 | |
| 5750512836 | colloquialism (example) | Buck Finn says, "I got the fantods" to describe his nervousness and says "shin" instead of "run" | 67 | |
| 5750515653 | symbol (definition) | an object which is something in itself yet is used to represent something else | 68 | |
| 5750517389 | symbol (example) | the dove-peace the hawk-war | 69 | |
| 5750518936 | invective (definition) | an intensely vehement highly verbal attack | 70 | |
| 5750520991 | invective (example) | My opine that is a lying, cheating, immoral bully! | 71 | |
| 5750522752 | euphemism (definition) | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 72 | |
| 5750524924 | euphemism (example) | In Victorian times, ladies were said to "glisten" rather than to "sweat" or "perspire" | 73 | |
| 5750528897 | oxymoron (definition) | an expression in which two words that contradicts each other are joined | 74 | |
| 5750531707 | oxymoron (example) | jumbo shrimp sweet sorrow little giant | 75 | |
| 5750532323 | diction (definition) | having to do with the words choices made by a writer | 76 | |
| 5750533727 | diction (example) | Hemingway uses few polysyllabic words; Dickens uses many polysyllabic words. | 77 | |
| 5750539408 | allegory (definition) | a literary works in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions | 78 | |
| 5750548427 | allegory (example) | In Pilgrims process, the protagonist, Christian, represents all Christians, and physical obstacles represent inner struggles | 79 | |
| 5750560775 | anecdote (definition) | a brief personal narrative which focuses on a particular incident or event | 80 | |
| 5750562307 | anecdote (example) | Sylvia emphasized Sam's kindness by telling the story of the time he stopped to help a stranded motorist in the pouring rain | 81 | |
| 5750569812 | style (definition) | the overall manner in which an individual writer expresses ideas | 82 | |
| 5750572103 | style (example) | The assignment was die each student to rewrite the story "Goldilocks and the Three Beats" in the ___ of a well known author | 83 | |
| 5750579684 | synecdoche (definition) | using one part of an object to represent the entire objects | 84 | |
| 5750582606 | synecdoche (example) | Sam finally traded in his old jalopy and hot himself a new set of wheels | 85 | |
| 5750586931 | pedantic (definition) | describing an excessive display of learning or scholarship the student annoyed his friends by constantly lecturing them about every subject imaginable, clearly assuming he was better informed than they | 86 | |
| 5750592671 | pedantic (example) | 87 | ||
| 5750592672 | satire (definition) | the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions | 88 | |
| 5750595440 | satire (example) | The darkly comedic file Dr. Strangelove travels the absurdities of Cold War politics and policies | 89 | |
| 5750611384 | sarcasm (definition) | harsh, cutting language/ tone designed to ridicule | 90 | |
| 5750612731 | sarcasm (example) | Asked if he liked blue, Joel answered, "No, I hate it, That's why I drive a blue car and wear mostly blue clothes." | 91 | |
| 5750619480 | syllogism (definition) | a logical argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise | 92 | |
| 5750640460 | syllogism (example) | We get pains every Friday. Tomorrow is Friday; therefore, we will get paid tomorrow. | 93 | |
| 5750646471 | irony (definition) | a situation or statement where the truth is the opposite of appearances | 94 | |
| 5750648849 | irony (example) | In King Lear, Lear believe his daughter Cordelia to be disloyal, when she is in act his only faithful daughter | 95 | |
| 5750654138 | non sequitur (definition) | an inference that does not logically follow from the premise(s) | 96 | |
| 5750656792 | non sequitur (example) | Richard Nixon said it should be obvious that he was honest braces use his wife wore simple cloth coat | 97 | |
| 5750660867 | ad hominem (definition) | an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue | 98 | |
| 5750663208 | ad hominem (example) | you should vote against the mayors proposal because he uses bad grammar and chews tobacco | 99 | |
| 5750665427 | motif (definition) | a standard theme or dramatic situation which recurs in various works | 100 | |
| 5750667056 | motif (example) | In Shakespeare's plays, mistaken identity and the fall of the mighty occur with great regularity | 101 | |
| 5750672634 | antithesis (definition) | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balances | 102 | |
| 5750673691 | antithesis (example) | "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." | 103 | |
| 5750729368 | pathos (definition) | the quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow | 104 | |
| 5750730941 | pathos (example) | acknowledging how he has wronged the faithful, enter Joe, Pip tearfully asks his forgivness | 105 | |
| 5750738147 | imagery (definition) | concrete, sensory details which contribute to the themes or ideas of a work | 106 | |
| 5750740544 | imagery (example) | the smooth shell curved gently in the hands, a pristine white shading gradually to a pearly glistening shine | 107 | |
| 5750743921 | tautology (definition) | needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding | 108 | |
| 5750746240 | tautology (example) | Widow woman; free gift; close proximity | 109 | |
| 5750750729 | syllepsis (definition) | the linking of one word with two other words in tow stoking my different ways | 110 | |
| 5750754251 | syllepsis (example) | the migrants "exhausted their credit, exhausted their friends" | 111 | |
| 5750759262 | epiphany (definition) | a moment of sudden revelation or insight | 112 | |
| 5750761700 | epiphany (example) | toward the end of the play, Othello suddenly realizes that he has been misled | 113 | |
| 5750766158 | ellipsis (definition) | the omission of a word or phase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context | 114 | |
| 5750782209 | ellipsis (example) | Kathleen wants to be a firefighter; Sara, a nurse | 115 | |
| 5750786331 | chiasmus (definition) | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reserved | 116 | |
| 5750788933 | chiasmus (example) | "out went the taper as she hurried in." | 117 | |
| 5750792449 | understatement (definition) | the deliberate representation of something as less in magnitude than it really is | 118 | |
| 5750801824 | understatement (example) | "This is quite a shower we're having," said Noah, poking his head out the door of the ark | 119 | |
| 5750806277 | metaphor (definition) | a direct comparison of two different things which suggests they are somehow the same | 120 | |
| 5750811025 | metaphor (example) | in the Great Gatsby Daisy tells Nick, "You are a rose." | 121 | |
| 5750813615 | conceit (definition) | a fanciful, particularly two different things which suggests they are somehow the same | 122 | |
| 5750816706 | conceit (example) | using an elaborate metaphors, Donne compares himself and his wife to the two legs of a compass, one staying in place while the other circles around and eventually joins it | 123 | |
| 5750822933 | alliteration (definition) | the repetitions of initial sounds in successive of neighboring words | 124 | |
| 5750824492 | alliteration (example) | "while i nodded, nearly napping" | 125 |
