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a word that names a thing that is perceived through senses
Concrete word
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a word that names an intangible, such as quality, attribute, and concept
Abstract
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the basic and generally understood meaning of a word found in the dictionary
Denotation
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the meanings and feelings associated with a word by an individual, based on personal experience
Connotation
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language that creates pictures in the mind and excites the senses
Imagery
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a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using the words like or as.
Metaphor
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a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words like or as
Simile
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a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea
Allusion
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a contrasting of ideas by means of parallel arrangement of words, phrases, etc; the opposite
Antithesis
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a literary device that places words that are in opposition directly beside one another, such as cruel, kindness
Oxymoron
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a method of saying more that what is true, or exaggerating for the sake of emphasis
Hyperbole
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the use of "reverse exaggeration" to draw attention to an aabsurdity for the sake of emphasis
Understatement
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a word or group of words substituted for a word that is offensive or distasteful
Euphemism
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giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
Personification
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the act or process of repeating
Repetition
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the repetition of the sounds at the beginnings of two or more words that are close together.
Alliteration
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the repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
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the repetition of constant sounds
Consonance
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the use of the same grammatical form to express ideas that should, logically, be treated equally
Parallelism
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the specialized vocabulary of people in the same proffesion or similar group
Jargon
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nonstandard words associated with certain groups
Slang
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perceptible (that which we are aaware of through the senses), especially touch
Tangible
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the sense of moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good
Conscience
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resembling a picture; bringing about mental images
Picturesque
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to cause to become a definite form
Crystallize
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to enlarge (as a statement) beyone normal, beyond bounds or the truth
Exaggerate
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to understand
Comprehension
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the measure or beat of a rhythmical flow
Cadence
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the act of freeing from restraint, control, or the power of another
Emancipation
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degrading, debasing; lowering in status, esteem, quality or character
Demeaning
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a system of writing for the blind that uses characters made up of raised dots
Braille
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