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Def: (1) : a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2) : an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3) : an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure b : a revealing scene or moment |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: A hatred of women |
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Part Of Speech: Adjective
Def: of, relating to, or being a patriarch or patriarchy |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: a symbolic representation |
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Def: a result of mental activity : thought (2) : individual opinion b : favorable opinion; especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue |
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Def: a metaphor that is extended through a stanza or entire poem, often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas |
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Def: Type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. If a period were placed at the end of the work containing many loose sentences, the work often seems informal, relaxed, and conversational. |
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Part Of Speech: Intranstive Verb
Def: to deviate from the truth |
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Def: to combine or produce by synthesis |
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Part Of Speech: Transitive Verb
Def: : to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary : depend upon or start from the postulate of b : to assume as a postulate or axiom (as in logic or mathematics) |
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Def: : the art of speaking or writing effectively: as a : the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times b : the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion |
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Def: the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing |
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Def: : the study of meanings: a : the historical and psychological study and the classification of changes in the signification of words or forms viewed as factors in linguistic development |
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Def: a subtle, specious, or crafty argument |
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Def: a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: expression of high regard |
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Part Of Speech: Transitive Verb
Def: to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
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Part Of Speech: Adjective
Def: existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered |
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Def: an associated melodic phrase or figure that accompanies the reappearance of an idea, person, or situation |
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Part Of Speech: Adjective
Def: of, relating to, or expressing praise |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: a eulogistic oration or writing; also : formal or elaborate praise |
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Part Of Speech: Adjective
Def: requiring or exhibiting knowledge that is restricted to a small group |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: a false or mistaken idea |
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Part Of Speech: N/A
Def: to describe the dramatic concept that heroic or tragic characters in literature can make mistakes |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: the female head of a family or tribal line |
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Part Of Speech: Adjective
Def: gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible. |
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Part Of Speech: Verb
Def: to regard or treat with reverence; revere. |
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Def: crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration. |
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Part Of Speech: Adjective
Def: extraordinary in some bad way |
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Part Of Speech: Noun & Plural
Def: a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion. |
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Part Of Speech: Adjective
Def: deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal |
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Part Of Speech: Verb
Def: to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. |
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Part Of Speech: Verb
Def: to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy. |
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Part Of Speech: Noun
Def: hatred of males. |
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Part Of Speech: Adjective
Def: forming or expressing division or distribution. |
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