Word Of The Day #2 Flashcards

1
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Credibility

A

The quality of being trusted and believed in

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2
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Elliptical

A

A) Oval
B) Speech or writing involving ellipsis

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3
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Electrorate

A

Body of people who are entitled to vote

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4
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Infringe

A

Actively break the terms of

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5
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Officiate

A

Manage, oversee

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6
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Whimsical

A

A sudden idea or turn of mind

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7
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Colloquialism

A

A word or a phrase that is not formal, unacceptable style

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8
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Jardon

A

Confused language

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9
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Inconclusive

A

No conclusion

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10
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Hubris

A

Extreme pride or self confidence

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11
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Juxtaposition

A

Words are placed parrarel to each other to show contrast

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12
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Caesuna

A

A break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse indicated by a symbol

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13
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Enjambment

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Run on; the running over a sentence from one verse to another

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14
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Rebuttal

A

A refutation or contradiction

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15
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Fable

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A conscise story that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inominate object and illustrates a moral lesson

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