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| 4868836643 | allusion | a passing or casual reference; reference to myth, history, text, etc. that you don't have to explain | 0 | |
| 4868836644 | metaphor | a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance; explaining something abstract in more concrete terms (a mighty fortress is our God) | 1 | |
| 4868836645 | simile | a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose" | 2 | |
| 4868836646 | personification | the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions | 3 | |
| 4868836647 | synecdoche | a phrase use to indirectly reference or describe someone/something ("boots on the ground"); a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part | 4 | |
| 4868836648 | rhetoric | the use of language to teach, to inspire, and to delight the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques | 5 | |
| 4868836649 | aphorism | a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation; short phrases of wisdom or advice; "forgive and forget" | 6 | |
| 4868836650 | magistrate | a civil officer charged with the administration of the law; a minor judicial officer (like a justice of the peace or the judge of a police court) having jurisdiction to try minor criminal cases and to conduct preliminary examinations of persons charged with serious crimes | 7 | |
| 4868836651 | oligarchy | a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few | 8 | |
| 4868836652 | despot | a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; any tyrant or oppressor | 9 | |
| 4868836653 | demagogue | a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument | 10 | |
| 4868836654 | diminution | a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something | 11 | |
| 4868836655 | prognosticate | TO PREDICT; to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; foretell or prophesy (an event in the future) | 12 | |
| 4868836656 | paradox | a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory | 13 | |
| 4868836657 | laconic | using few words; expressing much in few words; concise; "k" | 14 |
