Words to Know

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the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music

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catharsis

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expressing sorrow or lamentation

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elegiac

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the formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent

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onomatopoeia

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a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy; formal or elaborate praise

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panegyric

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the science or study of poetic meters and versification

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prosody

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of or relating to or suggesting an idyllic rural life

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bucolic

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something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc

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cynosure

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intended for instruction

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didactic

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devotion to pleasure as a way of life

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hedonism

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leadership, predominance

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hegemony

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of or relating to Aristotle, who taught philosophy while walking in the Lyceum of ancient Athens

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peripatetic

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a person who argues in opposition to another; a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc

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polemic

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harmful, injurious

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deleterious

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a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism

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diatribe

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derived from or guided by experience or experiment

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empirical

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understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest

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esoteric

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light, airy, or tenuous

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ethereal

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anything that relieves stress or pain

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anodyne

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any sudden, violent outburst

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paroxysm

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characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

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sardonic

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a self-seeking, servile flatterer, a fawning parasite

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sycophant

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anticlimax, sentimentality

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bathos

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a formal expression of high praise; eulogy

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encomium

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a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

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enigma

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the many

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hoi polloi

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noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; a dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere

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miasma

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a remedy for all disease or ills

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panacea

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overabundance, excess

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plethora

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elegiac

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expressing sorrow or lamentation