Vocabulary Words 1-40

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

a story, picture, or poem with hidden meaning

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

the same sound starting consecutive words

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

an indirect reference to another text, history, etc.

Question 4

Ambiguity

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intentional unclearness to produce an effect

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Analogy

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extended comparison between two dissimilar things

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Antecedent

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the noun to which a pronoun refers

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Aphorism

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a short, astute statement of a general truth

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Atmosphere

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the tone or mood or a work

Question 9

Clause

Answer 9

a unit of speech with a subject and a predicate

Question 10

Apostrophe

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a passage addressing someone who isn’t present or an inanimate object

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Juxtaposition

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two things placed close to each other for contrast

Question 12

Synecdoche

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a figure of speech representing a while (Tech vs Mat-Su Career and Technical High School)

Question 13

Prolepsis

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either anticipation and response to possible arguments or statements about a thing existing before it occurs (ex., he was a dead man when he walked into the room)

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Epanalepsis

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repetition of initial words

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Paradox

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a proposition whose conclusion seems self contradictory

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Tautoloty

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saying the same thing twice in different words

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Dichotomy

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a division between two different things

Question 18

Metonymy

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substituting something for something representative of it (suits for business people)

Question 19

Litotes

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affirmative expressed through refuting its negative (you won’t be sorry)

Question 20

Antithesis

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direct opposite, sometimes displayed through parallel structure

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Assertion

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a statement of fact or belief

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Clarity

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clearness, intelligibility

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Cogent

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logical and convinving

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Coherent

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logically consistent

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Cohesive

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united, well organized

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Didactic

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designed to teach

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Discourse

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verbal or written expression

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Eloquence

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speaking vividly or persuasively

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Emphasize

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to place greater importance upon

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Fluid

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able to flow easily, reads well

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Implication

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a hint or suggestion, implied

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Lucid

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clear, easily understood

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Rhetoric

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effective, persuasive speaking or writing

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Arbiter

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a judge, settles arguments, a mediator

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Biased

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prejudice towards one way of thinking

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Exculpate

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prove innocense

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Impartial

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unbiased

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Incontrovertible

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indisputable, undeniable

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Integrity

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honesty, morality