Voc 6 Flashcards
Anaphora
Noun
Repeating a word or phrase used earlier and the repetition of word or phrase at the begging of successive clauses
Advent
Noun
The arrival or creation of something
Aesthetic
Noun
aesthetically
Allude
To refer to something
Allusion
Noun
A statement that indirectly references a text , person , place , etc
Benevolent
Adj
Kind and generous
Efface
Verb
Expuse or erase ; to do away with
Egregious
Adj
Extremely bad
Paradox
Adj
A seemingly absurd statement that when explained may prove to be true
A person that combines contradictory features or qualities
Parallel
Adj
Side by side
Paramount
Adj
Superior, most , important predominant
Promulgate
Verb
To put in a law or formally declare
Satiate
Verb
To satisfy
Solace
Verb
To comfort
Vow
Verb
Promise
Vital
Verb
Necessary to life ; critical
Yield
Verb
Furnish , supply
Warrant
Verb
To give authority to
Yolk
Verb
To attach or to pull together
Synecdoche
noun
Figure speech /metaphor in which a part is made to represent a whole or vice versa
Metonymy
Noun
The name of one thing is replaced by one closely related