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7198519533abstracthaving no reference to material objects or specific examples; not concrete0
7198520021allusiona reference to people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art1
7198521116ambiguityan unclear, indefinite, or equivocal word, expression, meaning, etc.2
7198521117anecdotea short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature3
7198521748antithesiscontrast or opposition; (rhetoric) the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, phrases, or words so as to accentuate differences or produce an effect of balance4
7198521749analogycomparison between two things that are otherwise unlike5
7198523207antecedenta word or phrase referred to by any relative pronoun6
7198523208aphorisma concise statement to state a principle or an opinion that is generally understood to be a universal truth; maxim7
7198524274clausea syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence8
7198524275phrasea sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence9
7198524954clichea trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse10
7198526413colloquialcharacteristic of ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal11
7198526414concretepertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions12
7198527081connotationthe associations people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition13
7198527591contextthe parts of a text that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect14
7198527592personathe face or character that an author shows the audience15
7198528046denotationthe dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word16
7198528047counterargumentan opposing argument to the one the author is putting forward17
7198528553concessionan acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable18
7198528910refutationa denial of the validity of an opposing argument19

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