Stems #38 Words Flashcards by Archana Arvind | Brainscape

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Syllogism

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Three-part deduction

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Metonymy

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Name association-figure of speech

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Anaphora

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Repetition in successive phrases

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Bowdlerize

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Censor prudishly

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Classical Example

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Locus classicus

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Reiterate

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Repeat

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Desultory

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Rambling

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Funambulist

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Tightrope walker

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Ideology

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Set of Beliefs

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Schism

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Division

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Apotheosis

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Raising to god status

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Cosmology

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Study of the Universe

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Euphony

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Beautiful sound

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Prelude

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An event or action preceding a more important one

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