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5806630277acerbic{adj.} angry and bitter0
5806630278acrimonious{adj.} caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.; angry, scathing, acerbic1
5806631201allusion{n.} An indirect reference to something well known (art, literature, etc.) ex: "Don't act like a Romeo in front of her."2
5807403472ambiguity{n.} leaving something out of the text for the reader to infer about ex: "Each of us saw her duck."3
5807407370anachronism{n.} an element of a text that does not fit within the time period ex: "Brutus; Peace! Count the clock."4
5807407371anaphora{n.} repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of clauses5
5807407372anecdote{n.} a short, personal story6
5807408666anguish{n.} despair7
5807408667antecedent{n.} the noun that a pronoun refers to8
5807409441antithesis{n.} the direct opposite of another idea in the text9
5807412472apathetic{adj.} showing no interest or emotion10
5807412473aphorism{n.} a short saying {ex: honesty is the best policy}11
5807413191apostrophe{n.} when the speaker addresses something that cannot respond12
5807413192ardent{adj.} enthusiastic or passionate13
5807414181asyndeton{n.} the absence of conjunctions where they would typically be used14
5807414182audacious{adj.} bold and daring15
5807547252austere{adj.} severe, strict, plain16
5807548168belligerent{adj.} hostile and aggressive17
5807548169brusque{adj.} abrupt in manner18
5807548170callous{adj.} insensitive and unfeeling19
5807548928chiasmus{n.} when words are repeated in reverse order20
5807548929choleric{adj.} bad-tempered, irritable, grumpy, cranky, unreasonably angry, cross; make angered easily21
5807549632circumlocution{n.} to use of many words when fewer would do22
5807549633colloquial{adj.} informal, familiar language23
5807551946conciliatory{adj.} intending to pacify or placate the audience24
5807551947concise{adj.} use few words25
5807551948contemptuous{adj.} manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval26
5807551949deduction{n.} using logic to make an inference or conclusion27
5807552650derogatory{adj.} critical28
5807552651despondent{adj.} hopeless29
5807552652detached{adj.} unemotional, disconnected30
5807604756dialect{n.} a form of language specific to a group or region31
5807604757diatribe{n.} a strong verbal attack against something/someone32
5807605389didactic{adj.} intending to teach or inform33
5807605390digression{n.} temporary departure from the main topic34
5807605391discourse{n.} written or spoken communication35
5807605987discursive{adj.} moving from topic to topic without order; rambling, digressive, meandering36
5807605988earnest{adj.} sincere and honest37
5807605989elegiac{adj.} sad and mournful38
5807606528ellipsis{n.} (...) showing omission from a text39
5807606529euphemism{n.} using milder words for words that are deemed "inappropriate"40
5807607442exasperated{adj.} irritated or out of patience41
5807607443facetious{adj.} sarcastic42
5807607444foreboding{adj.} a feeling that something bad will happen43
5807608249imagery{n.} description that appeals to the senses44
5807608250incredulous{adj.} unwilling or unable to believe something is true45
5807608251indiscriminate{adj.} done without careful judgment46
5807608956inflammatory{adj.} intending to arouse anger47
5807608957invective{n.} insulting, highly critical language48
5807608958jargon{n.} language specific to a group or profession49
5807608959jovial{adj.} cheerful and friendly50
5807610352lugubrious{adj.} overly sad and dismal51
5807610353maxim{n.} a short statement of a universal truth52
5807610354metonymy{n.} substituting a name for something with an attribute of it53
5807611141motif{n.} a recurring theme or idea in a text54
5807611142naive{adj.} immature or inexperienced55
5807611143nonchalant{adj.} calm and relaxed56
5807611850paradox{n.} a contradiction of ideas57
5807611851parallel structure{n.} having sentences or parts of sentences mimic each other58
5807612710parody{n.} making fun of a serious topic59
5807612711pedantic{adj.} language that is trying to sound smart60
5807612712polysyndeton{n.} using more conjunctions than necessary61
5807614435pragmatic{adj.} logical and sensible62
5807614436pretentious{adj.} trying to seem more important than you are63
5807614437refutation{n.} response to an argument64
5807616381rhetoric{n.} the art of using language effectively65
5807616382sematics{n.} the branch of linguistics concerned with meaning66
5807616383stream of consciousness{n.} narration that flows as the narrator's thoughts67
5807617941understatement{n.} the presentation of an idea as less important than it is68
5807617945zeugma{n.} when a word applies to two others in two different ways69
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