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Analogy

A

A comparison that finds a similarity between things that are not similar
Syn: comparison , resemblance

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Denote

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To name or give meaning to

Syn: express , indicate

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Quote

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To cite something word for word

Syn: cite

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Topic

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The subject of a piece of writing or speech

Syn: Subject

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Divers

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Numerous

Syn: multiple

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Sundry

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Various or assorted

Syn: variety

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Succour

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Help or comfort

Syn:

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Tender

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To offer or present

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Unique

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One of a kind

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Rendezvous

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Meeting place

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Sentinel

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A look out or guard

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Circulate

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To move or travel in a circle pattern

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Adapt

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To make something suitable for a particular situation

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Device

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A literary technique used to achieve a certain effect

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Displace

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To move or force from on place or position to another

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Dynamic

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Characterized by change, movement, or activity

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Engross

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To completely engage the attention or interest

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Venture

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To risk or dare

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Deprecate

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To express disapproval

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Wring

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To obtain through force or pressure

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Contrary

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Opposite

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Founder

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Someone who sets up, establishes, or provides the basis for something

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Ideological

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Based on ideas, beliefs, or doctrines

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Publication

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The act of making public in printed or electronic form

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Revolution

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The overthrow and replacement of a government , often violent

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Establish

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Institute

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Affect

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To cause or influence

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Invest

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To grant

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Abdicate

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To relinquish

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Infringe

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Violate

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Prescribe

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To regulate

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Impose

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To change or apply

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Free verse

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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

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Imagery

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visual images collectively

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Figures of speech

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a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage

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Symbols

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Representation

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Direct statements

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+ Information that is directly on the page

39
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Cataloguing

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make a systematic list of (items of the same type).

40
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Argument

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an exchange of diverging or opposite views

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Purpose/Aim/Intent

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the reason for which something is done

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Claim

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an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt

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Repetition

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the action of repeating something that has already been said or written

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Coherent

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(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent

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Reasons

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The why in any action or thought

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Premise

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a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion

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Evidence

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Proof